EMMA POV
I dropped my gaze to my hands, my fingers playing nervously with the hem of my sleeve. There was something I hadn’t told her, something I was terrified to reveal, knowing it would only make things worse.
"Mom..." I stuttered, my heart pounding in my chest.
"What is it? Is it so hard for you to answer my question?" she asked, her eyes narrowing as she leaned in closer. "Who got you pregnant, Emma?"
I opened my mouth to speak, but just as the words were about to escape my lips, the front door creaked open, and in walked Ava, my best friend, with a tall, lean guy beside her. He had sharp features, with piercing blue eyes that seemed to catch every flicker of light in the room.
"Aunt," Ava said brightly, oblivious to the tense atmosphere, or maybe she was just pretending not to n
