Chapter 39 She Nearly Didn't Make It

Colette's grip on Cressida's arm tightened as her eyes dropped to Cressida's flat belly. A tense silence fell over the room. Damian and Kendra's expressions shifted from anger to stunned disbelief. Meanwhile, Cressida was reeling. She instinctively covered her mouth since the sickening turmoil in her stomach was still churning. She could hardly believe she was pregnant. And how could it have happened? Her mind flashed back to that reckless night with Luther, the one Natasha had set her up. Could it have been from that one time? "Nonsense!" Kendra was the first to react, shouting at the top of her lungs. "Mom, don't let her fool you. She's faking it." Colette ignored her. She gently guided Cressida to sit beside her, then raised her head to sweep her gaze over everyone present. "Cressie will stay here tonight, and no one is allowed to disturb her." Her words were final, leaving no room for argument. "As for the divorce…" She paused, then said firmly, "No one is to bring it up a