« Oh, relax. It’s just a little gift. »
My face was burning by the time the door closed behind her.
« You told her. »
« What? No. »
« Then why is your mother giving me baby clothes? »
« I have no idea. »
He sounded sincere, which somehow made me angrier.
« She didn’t just randomly decide to hand me newborn socks three weeks after we started trying. »
« I know how it looks, Veronica, but I didn’t tell her. »
I picked up the socks again.