"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.

he was trying to clear

But-

married into the Lopez

Silence.

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,

was a test of Craig's

that drinking invitation, Magnolia

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

was taken aback. "You still

"It's the truth."

"But we're what

fair. Why bring upe

have will never match what you

rubbed his temples. "Can we

at sweet

would only upset

"Fine."

she

airport. Pregnant Aurora,

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