The Welcome Baby Party

The steady hiss of running water in the adjoining bathroom cut off. The sudden silence snapped Cora out of her frozen daze. Heavy footsteps padded across the wet tiles. Panic spiked in her chest. She could not let him know she had seen those vile messages. She shoved the heavy black phone deep into the pocket of his discarded slacks, snatching up his wrinkled shirt from the carpet just as the bath