Raymond paused for a moment, looked at her, smiled, and then leaned in to whisper...
“Then you’ve got to tell me who the father of your child is.”
Tessa stared back, her mouth agape. There was no way he had just said that to her. She had actually made it up on the spot, but getting that kind of response from him took her off for a moment.
“Can we leave now, Ray? It’s almost time,” Danielle chipped in, her birdlike voice pricking Tessa’s nerves as it always did.
Ray paused again. Tessa closed her eyes, dreading what would come next, until he finally said,
“Yes, let’s go, Dani. I’m sure Mrs. Anderson can find her own way down to the event.”
Tessa’s heart shattered into a million pieces. She cursed herself for always bending to him, for never learning. But she wasn’t going to let hersel
