The only positive thing about the lunch with Mr. Hanks was that Stephanie no longer needed to hide her pregnancy in the office. That morning she arrived dressed in a black blouse and a skirt just one size above her normal measurement. The only clothing item she couldn't wear, but would have liked to, were her high-heeled shoes.
When she got on the elevator, she noticed the first positive change in her new appearance because the people who normally crowded around her now gave her more than enough space to breathe.
When she got off on the firm's floor, the indifferent looks turned to admiration, as if Stephanie was walking down a fashion runway in Milan. She not only left eyes wide open as she passed, but also the mouths and ears of those who listened to the whispers that soon covered ever
