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“You should be. Do you know what you’ve done?” Her fancy eyeglasses with shiny crystals on the frame fitted her oval face. I could swear she had gotten a chin job from how pointed it was.
“Oh, don’t be like that, Carmen. He followed his heart,” his grandmother said with a wide smile.
“Mom.” His mother groaned, looking at his grandmother.
“What? I knew right from the beginning that he didn’t love that spoiled brat.” His grandmother rolled her eyes with her chin raised in confidence.
“Mom, that’s rude, and we are in church.”
His grandmother waved it off without a care. The girl beside her suppressed her laughter.
“Isn’t she beautiful, Grandma?” Tristan proclaimed, looking down at my face.
I didn’t know why, but I was relieved that I had no pimples on my face.
“She is a goddess. I knew you had good taste,” she whispered, giggling.
“Thank God you changed your mind. Sofia would’ve kept stealing my lipstick with the excuse of borrowing it.” Tristan’s sister sighed.
“Keep your mouth shut, Nora. Adults are talking.” Her mother shot her a glare. “And don’t say that outside.”
“But you told me on my birthday that I was an adult,” Nora grumbled.
“How long have you been pregnant?” his grandmother asked me.
My throat went dry. “I’m not preg—”
“Six weeks,” Tristan answered sharply.
“Your stomach is still as flat as the surface of a table,” she said, staring at my stomach.
“That’s because I’m not pregnant. Just take me to a doctor, so we can solve this once and for all,” I said, but they didn’t seem to believe me.
“It’s okay, honey; we support your love for each other. You don’t have to be afraid,” his grandmother said softly, taking my hand and giving it a squeeze.
I opened my mouth to defend myself, but Tristan cut me off, “It’s too early for her to show, Nana. Don’t worry; you’ll be the first we call once the baby bump is visible.”
I stiffened when he placed his palm on my stomach, like there was really a baby in there.
What is he up to?
He was taking his act too far. He shouldn’t be touching me. He had no right. I smacked his hand away, and his grandmother laughed.
“Oh.” His grandmother nodded with a grin.
“Can we focus on the issue at hand?” Mrs. Sanchester said. “Nora, take your grandmother to the car.”
“Take good care of yourself and the baby. And, Tristan, make sure you bring her home sometime.” His grandmother said as she walked away.
“Sure.”
There was a long silence after they left. I wished I’d left the church earlier and not even bothered staying back to explain myself because in the end, it was of no use.
His mother was tapping her heel on the floor, looking agitated. I didn’t even know what to say to her. I wasn’t sure she would believe me. After seeing how his family was, I decided to just keep my lips sealed.
She finally raised her head and stood upright. I should tell her to take me to the hospital.
“You should have said something, Tristan. We would have canceled the wedding to prevent all this. I don’t care about our family’s reputation, but the Novas won’t let this go that easily.”
