I realized the next morning after my talk with Leo that something had changed. My belly, which for most of my pregnancy had remained mostly flat and unchanged, was suddenly showing a distinct “baby bump.” And it wasn't a little chubby lump, either. It was like I'd swallowed one of the smaller human sports balls. Not a basketball, yet, but bigger than a baseball.
I tore through my wardrobe, desperately. Eva's comment about wearing something loose had struck a nerve. The problem was, my clothing tended to fit pretty close so it wouldn't be in the way while I worked. I didn't have so much as an over-sized t-shirt to my name.
I managed to find a couple of discarded shirts in the laundry that were large enough to do the job. But then some of the other servants commented on how sloppy my appe
