“Pregnant?” Trey’s shocked stutter from the hall had Mitch closing his eyes.
She was supposed to have said yes. They were supposed to announce their engagement and give everybody a little while to get used to the idea of the two of them as a couple before they sprang the news of the baby. But she’d said no, and now the secret was out with no preparation, no forethought, no means of damage control. Absolutely nothing was going the way it was supposed to. Could this day get any worse?
No. Mitch knew better than to ask that question. Everything could always get worse.
Knowing it probably would before this was over—especially for Tess—he backed out of the bathroom. No matter how frustrated he was right now, he’d do whatever he could to shield her from the backlash.
“Take however much time
