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.

a couple of women

a smile as I

wishing me congratulations and a safe delivery in advance, became about half a dozen of women telling stories of pregnancy

comment that one of them just made about how hard it was to reach orgasms during

could already tell that I would not

more like acquaintances, so I don't know the inside story..." the other women nodded while I just itched to tell her

all gasped,

I knew I'd hate the words she'd spew. I felt an

all things to fake," she continued incredulously, "a pregnancy? What moved her to such desperation? Well, it all went against her when her

didn't even bother

the man. He was such a nice man. He had

to ask her how

claimed the lady whose story was being told was just a colleague

their gossip when

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

and took a deep breath. I stayed like that

do?" I inquired. What do I do when

what if Aiden finds out

wondered

colleague had gotten caught. I should have asked before ran off. I could know how she caught, I

might have

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