Pamela was surprised to see Corinne in the kitchen.

“Corinne, what are you doing here? Don’t you want to hang out with your friends? I’ll let you know when lunch is ready.”

Corinne smiled. “It’s okay. They’ll be fine by themselves. I came to see if you need any help.”

Pamela waved her hand. “No, it’s alright. I have plenty of help here. You should get out of the kitchen. All this smoke and grease isn’t good for the baby.”

Corinne looked down and stroked her belly. “Grandma, you really care about this baby, don’t you?”

“Of course,” replied Pamela sincerely. “How can I not care about my great-grandson?”

Corinne smiled tepidly. “Does that mean you won’t care about me once the baby is born?”

taken aback by the question. She quickly held Corinne’s hand and said, “Is everything alright? Why would

“I can’t help but think I’m just a birthing machine for the family. I have no freedom or say in my

what happened with Anya and everything. I want to be able to hold my

I feel that

busy these past weeks, but I promise

my help, I’ll go back to the living room,

walked listlessly out of

to see Corinne like that, so she called out to her, “Corinne,

paused in her tracks and

you more sensitive than usual. But don’t worry, I can guarantee Jeremy loves you. I know you’re mad at him for keeping you under house arrest, but he only does that

that, Grandma?” asked

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