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.

to see a couple of women

a smile as I struggled to remain calm and not

of three women wishing me congratulations and a safe delivery in advance, became about half a dozen of women telling stories of pregnancy perks with their husbands and the pain that

said, referring to the comment that one of them just made

lady began and I could already tell

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

all gasped,

the words she'd spew. I felt an

moved her to such desperation? Well, it all went against her when her husband

She didn't even bother to know

felt really bad for the man. He was such a nice man. He had grown so attached to the non existent child that it broke him

to ask

details when she claimed the lady whose story was being told was just

in their gossip when I excused

got to the restroom that I had visited earlier to ensure that I still looked truly pregnant, my whole face

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

do we do?" I inquired. What do I do when it's time to give birth?

Aiden finds out about the truth? Would he leave?

wondered

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

might have

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