Tabitha's POV
Gloria sniffed and looked at me blankly.
"Good news is," I whispered, gently placing my hand on my belly. As I looked down, a feeling of tenderness surged within me.
"I'm pregnant," I went on.
The moment I finished speaking, Gloria was so stunned that she almost choked. "What?"
She just sat there in silence, her mouth gaping open. After quite a while, she finally got her voice back. "And what's the bad news?"
"Derek is the father," I confessed.
Gloria widened her eyes in disbelief. Obviously, she needed time to process this wild truth.
After taking a minute to calm herself, she asked, "So, he chooses to marry Daphne while you're pregnant? Is he insane? Why does he have to marry her?"
I shook my head. "He doesn't know I'm pregnant. To be specific, he didn't even remem
