AUTHOR'S POV
Mrs. Grier straightens, her hands neatly folded on the table in front of her, and Nina finally looks at her again, wiping away her tears. "When we found out you were pregnant, your father and I spoke. We will accept your child. We will raise them as our own. We will love them as we loved you, and we will give them a bright future—a fair chance."
Nina's eyes well up with fresh tears as she pauses before continuing. "We will do everything we can to protect them from your sins," her mother says. “Make sure all they know is love. Is Wade aware you are pregnant?
"No," Nina whispers. "I never informed him."
Her mother exhales sharply. "Good," she replies. “It’s better that way. Especially since the child might be Lucas'." She asks Nina how far along she is, and Nina informs her
