The cop’s wife touched the woman’s belly and realized she was carrying her daughter. He stopped in his tracks, unsure if what he heard was right. Never in all his years as a police officer did he imagine this would happen. After all, he had just been doing his job like every other day. But now he realized this encounter wasn’t like any other.
Unbeknownst to him, it had set off a chain of events that would change his life completely. And now it was up to him to decide if he was ready for the challenge. It had all started on a normal day on the job for Officer Jesse Whitton. As a 10-year veteran in the Santa Rosa Police Department, he thought nothing could surprise him anymore. But he was about to be proved wrong on a spring day.
Jesse was responding to an emergency call of a homeless woman. When he arrived at the scene, it was very clear to him that this woman had addiction issues. But then he realized something even more heartbreaking. While he was helping the woman, she told Jesse that she was pregnant. His heart sank at the thought of a baby being born in such a difficult situation. Read the full story here ▶
