Xavier

"No, Xavier!" my mom spat, looking at Alice with disapproval. "My son won't marry a woman he met one night at the bar."

I was about to tell her that Alice had my baby, but before I could say the words, Alice grasped my arm and pulled me away to the other room.

"Please, don't tell them I'm pregnant," she whispered urgently. "Don't tell them I have your child."

"Why?" I asked, confused. "My mom is already not agreeing to us getting married, so why not?"

"I think you should find another woman," she said bluntly, looking away.

I stared at her, incredulous. "Are you crazy? You've already signed...