MY SISTER ANNOUNCED SHE WAS PREGNANT

at me, and said, “I’m pregnant.”

My mother gasped. My father blinked. Daniel stared at his wineglass.

I smiled because that was what people expected. “Congratulations. Who’s the father?”

Melissa leaned back, one hand drifting to her still-flat stomach. “Daniel.”

The room became so silent I could hear the ice machine humming in the kitchen.

Daniel finally continue reading …