Whitefern
“Arden and Mrs. Matthews talked to each other as if I wasn’t even there. She had set the table, but not as nicely as I or Sylvia would. She used paper napkins, something Arden would normally criticize, and she didn’t have separate forks for salad. Arden had told her to bring in some glasses for champagne, and she forgot other glasses for water. Following what I believed were her orders, Arden had placed the bassinet next to my chair. She had put Adelle in it. I started for the kitchen when the f...ood arrived from the restaurant, but Arden told me just to sit.
“Mrs. Matthews will handle it all,” he said. “Tonight you have to be a woman who just delivered a baby.”
“But I didn’t, Arden. I obviously can do what has to be done.”
“Audrina, if you don’t act like the child’s mother, no one will believe you are,” he said. “It has to come naturally to you. We’re over the crisis, but we can still make serious mistakes.MoreLess
“Mrs. Matthews will handle it all,” he said. “Tonight you have to be a woman who just delivered a baby.”
“But I didn’t, Arden. I obviously can do what has to be done.”
“Audrina, if you don’t act like the child’s mother, no one will believe you are,” he said. “It has to come naturally to you. We’re over the crisis, but we can still make serious mistakes.MoreLess
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