"I'm not mad."

Silence hung in the air. What could Aurora possibly say?

She couldn't outright demand Craig cut ties with Walter and Magnolia, nor could she let this escalate to a full-blown fight, much less a divorce. So, she had to suck it up.

Craig parked the car, glancing at the time. The plane was due in half an hour.

He sighed, trying to keep his patience. "You're pregnant. Brooding isn't good for you. If there's something on your mind, just say it."

"What do you expect me to say?"

Craig frowned. "Did Magnolia stir things up with you again?"

Aurora pressed her lips together, silent.

She wouldn't even look at him.

"Walter's been inviting me over for a while, and I've been making excuses. But then he played the guilt card... said I've been acting too high-and-mighty since marrying into the Lopez family."

Craig rarely spoke so much at once.

trying to clear the

But-

you married into the Lopez family? Why

Silence.

agree, right? Even though we're married, with a child on the way, you still believe we're from different worlds! When they talk like that, it feels like they're mocking me, not agreeing!" The underlying

was a test

he declined that drinking invitation, Magnolia wouldn't

at her, and after a long pause, he finally spoke. "Marrying

was taken aback.

"It's the truth."

"But we're what

Why bring upe 'reaching

have will never

his temples. "Can we not argue

good at sweet talk or making women

would only

"Fine."

Aurora finished speaking than she opened

going in front of the airport. Pregnant Aurora, without looking either way, just walked

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