Nicole never imagined she’d be in this position.
Four years ago, she was a single mother of two, living in a modest three-bedroom house in suburban Ohio. Her life was full—school pickups, dinner prep, dance recitals—but her heart still had space. When she met Derek at a mutual friend’s barbecue, she hadn’t expected much. But over time, their connection deepened, and so did the logistics of merging their lives.
