SHARON

"Mrs Aiden!" I let out a sigh before I turned to the next person that recognized me.

"Hi," I smiled back energetically, attempting to match her enthusiasm, even though I had no idea who she was.

"I'm so excited to see you," she said after she introduced herself.

The perfect response would have been, "Yes, I can see that. It's written all over your face," but instead I widened my smile, "Me either. How're you?"

She told me how fine she was, how I inspire her and blah blah blah.

I know they aren't excited to see me. They were just excited to connect with me on a personal level.

I've perfectly balanced being friendly and aloof so they stick to the general question but this one was bold.

She glanced down at my stomach a couple of times as she spoke. Then after we exchanged numbers, she asked, "How far along are you?"

When Aiden had suddenly announced that we'd attend Amie's party just after he told me, all grins, that Amie had recovered, I had mentally prepared myself for the stares and questions. Yet, when this woman, with eyes that looked like she could read my every thought, asked the question I knew I'd get, my heart skipped a bit and I was rendered speechless for the longest second of my life.

My lips slowly curled into a smile. "Four months," I said as I affectionately rubbed my stomach.

"Congratulations, Mrs Aiden," the woman's congratulations clashed with another.

turned back to see a couple of women walk

you so much," I forced a smile as I struggled to remain calm and not make an excuse to

leaving when a few minutes later, the group of three women wishing me congratulations and a safe delivery in advance, became about half

women said, referring to the comment that one of them just made about how hard it was to reach

a colleague," the lady began and I could already tell that

know the inside story..." the other women nodded while I just itched to tell her to shut up. "Would you guys believe that she faked a

gasped,

I felt an errant sweat roll down my temples. Thank goodness I

Well, it all went against her when her husband found

didn't even bother to know why she did

a nice man. He had grown so attached to the non

wanted to ask her

lady whose story was being told was just a colleague and an acquaintance, but I was too uneasy

gossip when I excused myself and left their

ensure that I still looked truly pregnant, my whole face was coated with perspiration and

pressed my back to the door. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I stayed like that for

walked to the mirror and stared back at my reflection. "What do we do?" I inquired. What do I do when it's time to give birth? I needed to think fast and act

if Aiden finds out

suddenly wondered how

caught. I should have asked before ran off. I could

she might

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