After a pause, she went through all her thoughts and calmed down quickly.

"Oh," Victoria Riley replied, "Is it Keith's?"

The answer was rather unexpected. Cathryn nodded and replied, "Yes."

"I see," Victoria hastily asked, "When is the expected date?"

"Before September."

"So when are you going to get married?" asked Victoria again.

Although Cathryn had not introduced Keith to her seriously, since she was pregnant with his child, their relationship should be certain. As a mother and a respected teacher, a daughter's marriage was a big thing for her, something she couldn't ignore. Relatives and friends needed to be invited, as were colleagues...

She was quite satisfied with Keith,...