“From Tania.”
He said nothing.
“I didn’t read the whole thing.”
Lauren looked at me.
“I saw her name.”
“What did it say?”
She looked toward Mark.
“‘You cannot hide her forever.’”
Mark closed his eyes.
“I thought you were having an affair.”
Lauren pressed her palm against her stomach.
“I almost confronted you last night.”
“Why didn’t you?”
“Because today was supposed to be happy.”
That sentence broke my heart.
“I told myself I would wait until after the party.”
Then she looked at the cake.
“But when I cut it and saw pink, Mark looked relieved.”Consult Family Lawyer
She swallowed.
“Not happy.”
Mark stared at her.
“Relieved.”
Lauren nodded.
“And suddenly I knew whatever that message meant, the cake was somehow part of it.”
Mark crouched in front of her.
“I love you.”
Lauren looked at him.
“I waited four years for this baby.”
“I know.”
