ARIA
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
Celeste's question hangs in the air, sweet and poisonous.
"Celeste—" Declan's head snaps toward her. "Stop. That's none of your business."
But Celeste doesn't even look at him. She just keeps smiling at me, her hand drifting down to rest on her flat stomach. Her fingers spread across the fabric of her dress, and she rubs slow, deliberate circles.
"Oh, I didn't mean anything by it!" she says brightly. "I'm just so excited—Dr. W is going to help me finally have Declan's child. I can barely contain myself! I thought maybe you'd want to celebrate with me, find someone special too..."
The words hit like carefully aimed daggers.
Kelly snarls in my mind, but I shove her down. Keep my face blank behind the mask.
"Enough!" Declan moves to stand beside Celeste
