Quiet Acceptance

It was true—a pregnant woman's emotions were on a completely different wavelength. The slightest thing could set them off.

"You've needed a good talking-to for a long time," Celine muttered.

Stella decided not to push back.

Just then, Wayne knocked and entered the room.

"Mrs. Sterling. Ms. Delaney," he said, his tone deliberately cheerful.

Celine glanced at him, wondering why he'd come upstairs wh