My Husband Cheated on Me with My Best Friend While I Was in My Last Trimester – Karma Hit at Our Gender Reveal When the Balloon Burst

He played the “Father of the Year” role to perfection. He helped my mom with the chairs. He grilled burgers. He kept checking on me, asking if I needed water or a seat.

It was nauseating.

He played the “Father of the Year” role to perfection.

Briar arrived wearing a white dress. Of course she did. She floated through the backyard, hugging our friends and acting like she was the guest of honor.

Finally, it was time. Everyone gathered around the big black balloon.

“Ready?”

Keaton held the pin up, grinning at the crowd. He looked so happy.

“Oh,” I said, looking him dead in the eye. “I’m ready.”

He popped the balloon.

The backyard went dead silent.

Everyone gathered around the big black balloon.

Everyone was staring upward, watching the contents of the balloon drift down.

There was no pink confetti or blue glitter. It was hundreds of thin pieces of cardstock with photos printed on them. They fluttered through the air like falling leaves.

Someone bent down and picked one up.

Then another person did the same. And another, until everyone in our backyard was holding at least one photo.

Keaton turned white. Briar looked like she had forgotten how to breathe.

Everyone in our backyard was holding at least one photo.

My father-in-law was the first to speak.

He looked down at the card in his hand and whispered, “Keaton… what the heck is this?”

Keaton took a step back, his mouth hanging open. Briar’s hands were shaking at her sides.

I’d chosen a variety of photos for the balloon. One showed Keaton and Briar sitting in a booth at a coffee shop three towns over.