“Yeah, it is.”
Mom fastened her gaze on Krissa. “Did he find out about…?”
Krissa waited. “About what?”
Mom shot a glance at her husband. “About you and…Nate.”
“Nate?” her father put in with a frown. “What’s he got to do with this?”
Krissa returned her mother’s gaze. “You think I was cheating on Derek, don’t you? And that’s why our marriage ended.”
“Well…that morning I came over and you two…”
“What?” Dad’s frown deepened. “Krissa, what the hell did you do?”
She looked from her mother to her father, then sipped her tea. “You’ve already judged me.” Strangely the butterflies billowing in her tummy had calmed down. She’d done it with Cameron. She could do it with them.
“Of course we haven’t, but I saw…” Mom’s voice trailed off. “And then you didn’t want to talk about it, so I assumed…”
“I guess I should have explained to you what was going on. But it’s complicated.” Krissa paused. “I came here to tell you some news.”
They looked at her expectantly.
“I’m pregnant.”
The widening of the eyes was identical on both of them and they turned and shared a look before swiveling back to face Krissa. “Pregnant? Oh, Krissa! So you and Derek are getting back together?”
“No.”
“No?”
Krissa licked her lips and took a breath. “Derek and I are done, for good. I found out after we split up that I’m pregnant. But we won’t be getting back together.”
“But…why not?”
“Derek cheated on me.”
“He what!”
She nodded, took another sip of the lemony tea, icy cold and sweet.
“Krissa, what did you do?”
And there it was. “What didIdo? He cheated, and you ask what didIdo?”
“There must have been a reason. Usually when men cheat it’s because they aren’t getting enough…you know…at home.”
Krissa laughed. “We had lots of sex, Mom.”
She took a strange pleasure in the red that stained her mother’s cheeks.
“But then…you’re going to have the baby on your own?” Her mother looked horrified.
“It’s not that bad. Lots of women do it.” She smiled. “Don’t worry, Mom. I won’t make you change diapers.”
Mom didn’t even smile at that. “But, Krissa. Having a child is difficult, evenwitha husband. I should know. But without…” She shuddered.
“Yes, I know that you are wellfamiliar with how difficult it is to have a child,” Now stinging hornets of anger replaced the butterflies. They swarmed inside her, trying to get out. “Once again I’m sorry that I wrecked your life.”
