Katie followed Ashley's stare down to her belly, and realized that she'd just outed her secret. To a friend instead of her husband. That was going to hurt if word got out.
"I didn't find out until I was nine weeks along" she said solemnly, hugging Novelia tighter. "Nobody knows, not even Alex."
She wondered what Ashley must think of her. Another accidental pregnancy, in the middle of her career and with a husband who was at best reasonable.