"How can there not be a hurry? You are already pregnant. Why do you think you still have the luxury to wait? Do you intend to have the child out of wedlock. I know all that is modern stuff, but since you are already in a relationship, getting married is the next step. Why wait?"
Marianne's gaze flicked to Adam as she said the words and her satisfaction bloomed. His expression was priceless- eyes wide in shock, jaw tense in disbelief. The usually controlled and unreadable man was momentarily stripped bare, his reaction proving what Marianne had suspected just now. He did not know.
Oh, how delightful.
Marianne's smile softened, as though she were merely a concerned elder scolding a foolish child. "Melody, really," she murmured, shaking her head again, "such things cannot be hidden for long. If Cadence intends to marry you, then the matter should be settled before questions start to rise."
