Serena smoothed the grape fabric of her dress before presenting her hand to her stomach to settle her nerves as Brock left the car first and returned his focus to the vehicle to assist her as well. With an appreciative smile, she was escorted to the estate of her father-in-law with the sight of a festive scene having been in full swing prior to her own arrival. Guests were strewn throughout the entirety of the lot; most engaged in innocuous conversation, but others looking to this woman hiding her delicate condition. Unless you would have been told of her circumstances, the thick fabric of her frock suggested that she may have simply gained a few pounds as she wore the weight well. But the nervous look within her eyes had informed those around her that she had yet to adjust to the society
