Something so ugly crossed his face. “I don’t even know that she’s telling the truth. That baby could be anyone’s.” I stared at him again, truly seeing him for the first time. You’re not in a fix too, are you? Shirley asked blithely in my head. I could have so easily been this girl. Too easily. Ruination or salvation hanging in the balance of what he—selfish, carefree Freddy—wanted. “You told her you’d marry her.”
