No idea where to begin. The feeling is still surreal. Mateo, Idris, and I have fought flames for almost six years. Same shifts, station, inside jokes. We constantly joked about our life sync. Nobody prepared us for this.
The three of us learned we were having babies within months. My wife, Noelle, was due mid-March. Mateo’s girlfriend Callie was due soon. Idris and his husband had recently finalized their son’s adoption.