A man has been accused of fathering a baby abandoned on his doorstep, costing him his marriage and living conditions.
Kyle Greenbecker had worked for a year on an oil pipeline in Alaska, but he was finally about to return home to his beautiful wife. He and Lisa had met in high school, and Kyle had never regretted marrying her at nineteen.
He may have been old-fashioned, but Kyle was proud that Lisa was the only woman he’d ever been intimate with in his life. He didn’t need or want anyone else. It never occurred to him that Lisa might ever doubt him—and rightly so.
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When the plane landed, Kyle collected his luggage and went out with the other passengers, scanning the crowd for Lisa’s beloved face, but she wasn’t there to pick him up.
Probably, Kyle thought, she’d been kept at work by an emergency. He sent her a quick message to say he was on his way home, but got no response. He hopped in an Uber and, an hour later, was walking to her front door.
The lights were on in the living room, but Lisa wasn’t there. He walked to the kitchen and stopped in the doorway, stunned. A bassinet sat on the kitchen table, and Kyle could see a small arm waving vaguely.
He took another step closer. There was a crib with a baby in it on his kitchen table! The child was looking at Kyle with that surprised look babies have, and Kyle was looking at him just as surprised.
He then saw a folded piece of paper on the table next to the crib. He picked it up and unfolded it. Inside was another piece of paper with a message in handwriting he didn’t recognize: “You had fun, now take responsibility for your child.”
Meanwhile, the note addressed to him in Lisa’s elegant handwriting read:
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“Kyle, yesterday I found that child on our doorstep with that note attached. I always suspected you were cheating on me while you were away on business, but I didn’t blame you for it—after all, I had plenty of affairs while you were gone—but having someone else’s burden placed on me is too much. I’ve filed for divorce and sincerely hope I never see you again.”
“PS And for the baby, don’t worry, I only left when I saw you coming up the aisle. Enjoy your life, Kyle, I fully intend to enjoy mine.”
Kyle sat up and dropped his head into his hands. He couldn’t believe this was happening to him. This child wasn’t his, he’d never cheated on Lisa, never! A soft coo made him look up.
The baby was waving his little hand in the air, Kyle reached out his own and, to his surprise, the child grabbed onto his index finger with incredible strength.
“Well, baby,” Kyle said. “I think it’s just the two of us, and I don’t know what to do with you!”
The baby cooed and gurgled again, then wrinkled his face alarmingly and turned bright red. “Oh my God!” Kyle cried. “What’s going on?” A certain smell quickly lit up his mind.
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Yes, it was diaper time. But was there even one diaper? On the floor next to the table was a large backpack with several snap-fastener pockets he’d never seen before. Kyle found a bewildering array of items inside, and the diapers.
He quickly Googled how to change a diaper and watched a woman on YouTube demonstrate how to change a diaper on a doll.
Kyle began to follow her instructions, but things didn’t go so smoothly. The woman doll wasn’t moving its legs, nor was it digging its heels into the smelly, unmentionable contents of the dirty diaper! After wiping the baby, Kyle realized it was a girl, and he didn’t know anything about girls!
“I won’t give you dating advice,” he told the baby solemnly. “But I can teach you how to ride a bike.”
Kyle realized at that moment that he intended to keep this baby.
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He picked up the freshly swaddled baby and said, “You need me, and I think I need you too. So, what do you say, little one?”
Kyle consulted the YouTube baby guru again to prepare the formula and placed the baby in the crook of his arm for feeding.
“You need a name, you know that? How about… Celeste? Do you like that? Or Lily…”
If anyone had told Kyle he’d adjust to fatherhood so easily, he would never have believed it. Lily had her moments and tantrums, but things somehow worked out.
Kyle declared Lily his child and enrolled her in daycare. For him, her birthday was the day he found her. But it was on Lily’s second birthday that Kyle’s world came crashing down.
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A woman knocked on his door. “I came to get my baby,” she said. Kyle looked at her. She was tall, blonde, and slim, with enormous breasts that were obviously the product of a plastic surgeon’s craft.
“Your what?” Kyle asked.
A true parent is one who loves and cherishes their child.
“My baby,” she said, snapping her fingers. “I left her here two years ago? Sorry, but I was kind of high and my boyfriend lives in the next neighborhood and I got lost. You know how it is!”
“Sorry, I don’t know what it’s like because I’ve never abandoned a child on anyone’s doorstep,” Kyle said coldly. “I’d hurry if I were you, or I’ll call the police.”
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“Listen to me,” the woman said sharply. “I realized I’d made a mistake about a week later when Burt didn’t take my calls, but now I need this baby!”
“Do you need her?” Kyle asked angrily. “Why do you need her?”
“Burt just got a major league contract,” the woman said. “And thanks to this baby, hundreds of millions are going to land in my bank account!”
Kyle scared the woman off, but he had a feeling he wasn’t done seeing her. And he was right. A week later, he was summoned to Family Court. A certain Miss Cherish Vegas was contesting the adoption of little Lily.
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Suddenly, Kyle was bombarded with restraining orders, receiving visits from social services at odd hours of the day and night, and his friends and coworkers were being questioned. Cherish really wanted to get her hands on those millions!
The day of the hearing finally arrived. Kyle nervously handed Lily over to the social worker for the duration of the hearing and went inside. Cherish was there, of course, and a tall man with Lily’s blue eyes was on her side of the court. It could only be the famous Burt!
Cherish wept and told the judge how much she loved and missed her baby, and how her wild college years (now over and deeply missed) had led her to entrust him to Kyle.
The judge looked at the papers in front of her. “By in her custody, you mean on her porch, right, Miss Vegas?” the judge asked.
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Cherish blushed. “Well, I’m still his mom! No one can deny that!” she yelled.
The judge looked at Burt. “You, sir, are you the father?”
Burt jumped up and said, “I guess I must be…”
The judge stared at her sharply. “Are you ready and able to assume parental responsibilities for this child?”
Cherish exclaimed, “Of course, Judge, he just signed a three million dollar contract to play ball…”
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“Oh!” cried the judge. “At last, the truth is out! Tell me, Miss Vegas, what name did you give your daughter?”
“A name?” Cherish asked, confused. “Why, she’ll have her dad’s name, since he’ll be paying child support!”
Kyle stood up. “Your Honor,” he said. “May I address the court?”
“Yes, Mr. Greenbecker,” said the judge. “You’re welcome.”
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“Madam, my daughter’s name is Lily, and she truly bears her father’s name—mine. From the moment this child came into my life, I have loved her, and she loves me.”
At that moment, Lily, who was playing with the social worker’s collar, noticed Kyle standing up. “Daddy!” she cried, holding out her arms.
“Well, ladies and gentlemen, it seems to me that the case has been decided by the main party,” the judge said. “By this decision, I vacate all claims for custody of the child Lily Greenbecker and affirm the custody and adoption of Kyle Greenbecker.”
That night, Kyle celebrated his victory in court and spent the evening with Lily catching lightning bolts in the backyard. “Stars!” Lily cried. But for Kyle, the brightest star was his little girl.
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What can we learn from this story?
- A true parent is one who loves and cherishes their child. Kyle cared for Lily and loved her as if she were his own.
- A heartless woman will use anyone, even her child, for profit. Cherish didn’t want Lily, she just wanted Burt’s money.
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