(Amelia)
Nathaniel said nothing for several seconds. I could hear him breathing through the phone, but I couldn't tell what he was thinking. I walked away from Ethan's room and went into the living room. The last thing I wanted was for Ethan to wake and hear us talking about him.
"How did he take it?" Nathaniel asked.
"Better than I expected."
I sat on the couch. "He figured it out because Vivian is your mother and she's his grandmother. I should have realized he'd make the connection."
"What did he ask?"
I thought about Ethan sitting beside me. "He asked if you knew about him."
Nathaniel went quiet again. "What did you tell him?"
"The truth."
I pulled my feet onto the couch. "I told him you didn't know I was pregnant. I also told him I didn't tell you."
Nathaniel let out a breat
