The entire ballroom went dead silent for 1 long second.
Then every gaze stabbed into me.
The guests erupted, their whispers swelling into a deafening buzz.
Ryan looked as if lightning had struck him. He stood frozen, staring at me on the stage.
His parents' faces turned dark red.
Ruby was utterly bewildered, but her first instinct was still to trust Ryan.
She hurried over and lowered her voice, trying to sound calm. "I'm sorry, but I don't know your name. I thought you were one of Ryan's coworkers. Ma'am, is there some misunderstanding between you and Ryan? We can sit down and talk. Could you give me my baby first?"
Something in my face stopped her from coming any closer.
She carefully held out both hands, wanting to take the baby but afraid to pull, as if one wrong move might make
