Baby Steps to Us

He only wanted pickle ice cream. He did not expect his ex to watch his whole life fall apart in the frozen-food aisle.Evan Rivera is pregnant, exhausted, broke, and trying very hard to pretend everything is fine.It is not.His landlord has just made one thing brutally clear: babies are not welcome in Evan's building. His tiny studio is damp, unsafe, and too small for a crib. But it is the only home Evan has, and the last thing he wants is to need help from the man who already broke his heart once.Marco Alvarez left when the pregnancy became real.Now he is back.Not with perfect answers. Not with pretty promises. But with a working heater, a safer apartment, and a stubborn refusal to let Evan and their baby face the world alone.The plan is supposed to be simple.Temporary co-parenting.Separate feelings.Clear boundaries.No falling back into old habits.Definitely no pretending that sharing a home means they are becoming a family again.But baby prep turns into late-night talks.Old arguments turn into almost-confessions.One shared apartment becomes one shared bed.And every tiny kick reminds them that their future is arriving whether they are ready or not.Evan knows better than to trust easy comfort. Marco knows one mistake may have cost him the man he still loves. And when housing pressure, legal fears, and Marco's career threaten the fragile home they are building, both men must decide what matters most.Because this time, walking away will not just break two hearts.It could break the family their baby is counting on.Baby Steps to Us is an emotional MM MPreg second-chance romance about exes-to-lovers, forced proximity, co-parenting, pregnancy caretaking, found family, and learning that love is not proven by one grand promise it is proven by staying, choosing, and building a safe home one baby step at a time.Perfect for readers who love:MM MPreg romanceSecond-chance romanceExes-to-loversForced proximityCo-parenting romancePregnancy caretakingDomestic hurt/comfortFound familyEmotional HEA romanceA tender, funny, emotional romance about two almost-dads, one unfinished love story, and the baby who refuses to let them keep pretending they are not already family.