"Carrie, forget it! I shouldn't have asked for your help. I'll go schedule the procedure right now and terminate the pregnancy. So what if I can never be a father? That's still better than being called a homewrecker!"
Carrie's voice melted instantly. She soothed Graham Simmons the way someone would comfort a child:
"Graham, you are not a homewrecker! Once we get the certificate tomorrow, we'll be legally married. Recognized by law!"
"Don't listen to people who talk without thinking! If anyone dares laugh at you, I'll tear them apart myself!"
Graham only sobbed harder:
"But what about Wilfred? Canceling the wedding must be killing him. You should just go terminate the pregnancy and have the wedding tomorrow like you planned..."
Carrie's voice grew even softer, edged with anxiety:
"Graham, I already worked it all out with him. He just has to wait three years and he'll get what he wants. It's not like I'm going to disappear on him."
"Stop being sad, okay? When you're upset, the baby and I feel it too, and then my stomach starts hurting again."
"And if you cry your eyes swollen, how are you going to be a handsome groom tomorrow?"
Graham broke into a tearful laugh.