child is she?”
My daughter finally met my eyes.
“Mine.”
The room went silent.
I laughed once. It was not because anything was funny.
“You weren’t pregnant.”
“I know.”
“You would have told me.”
“I couldn’t.”
“You dropped off your children ten days ago wearing jeans and a sweater. You were not pregnant.”
Emily began crying.
“Mom, I said she’s mine. I didn’t say continue reading …