And Nothing But the Truth (2012)
““I’m going to have a baby,” repeated Maud. She pulled out her handkerchief and mopped up her face. “Oh, Polly, what a huge relief it is to tell you! I wasn’t going to, but I just can’t help it. No one else knows but Ann … and the doctor, of course.”
“But—how—”
Maud took her hand. “Dear Doodle … do you know how babies are made?”
“I just found out,” said Polly. “One of my friends at school told us.” She flushed. “So … did you do that with Robert?”
“Yes.”
Polly remembered Rhoda’s mother’s words. “...Was it … beautiful?”
“It was at the time, but that’s because I loved him. We should have waited until we were married—then I would have known he loved me.”
“But Maud, I thought babies didn’t happen until after you were married!”
“Your body doesn’t know if you’re married or not,” said Maud bluntly. “If a woman has relations with a man, she may become pregnant. I knew that. I just didn’t think it would happen to me.MoreLess
“But—how—”
Maud took her hand. “Dear Doodle … do you know how babies are made?”
“I just found out,” said Polly. “One of my friends at school told us.” She flushed. “So … did you do that with Robert?”
“Yes.”
Polly remembered Rhoda’s mother’s words. “...Was it … beautiful?”
“It was at the time, but that’s because I loved him. We should have waited until we were married—then I would have known he loved me.”
“But Maud, I thought babies didn’t happen until after you were married!”
“Your body doesn’t know if you’re married or not,” said Maud bluntly. “If a woman has relations with a man, she may become pregnant. I knew that. I just didn’t think it would happen to me.MoreLess
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