“I was going to.”
“When?”
He hesitated.
That hesitation was answer enough.
“When, Mark?”
“After the baby was born.”
Lauren stared at him.
“After?”
“I didn’t want to put you through this while you were pregnant.”
She laughed again.
“You mean you didn’t want consequences while I was pregnant.”
“That isn’t fair.”
“Fair?”
Her voice rose.
“You want to discuss fair?”
Mark looked away.
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“Why did you change the gender?”
Mark’s face went pale again.
Lauren slowly turned toward him.
“What?”
Jenna spoke quietly.
“The original doctor’s envelope said you’re having a boy.”
Lauren’s hand moved immediately to her stomach.
“A boy?”
“Yes.”
She looked at Mark.
“You knew?”
He nodded.
“And you paid them to make the cake pink?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
He looked toward the photograph.
“Tania knew about the pregnancy.”
Lauren waited.
