Saskia

So he was like the perfect partner to go through this with.

The nurses handed the baby to Marisa.

Saskia watched with love.

Her sister was finally a mom.

I just thought he was so beautiful and I was so proud.

And I could just see my sister like so proud, like this is my baby.

She gave me the greatest gift in the world, and I think she did that because of who she is, not because of any kind of sense of obligation or like, I need to offer this.

I think she just felt my pain and wanted to step up for me, and I think that is a beautiful thing.

After the pregnancy, Marisa and Saskia were closer than ever.

And Saskia felt closer to Mike, too.

The care he'd given her confirmed what she already knew.

Mike was a real partner.

At this point, they'd been together for three years.

But the two of them never talked about getting married.

Neither of us were like gung-ho looking to this relationship for a marriage.

We didn't know if that was like the end result that we were looking for.

We knew we wanted to be together.

But as our families got really close, it didn't feel right to say this is my boyfriend.

So Saskia told Mike how she was feeling.

I was like, you know, it would really, it would be nice to be engaged.