"Cassie, you always love to drink, but tonight, you didn't touch a drop … you're not actually pregnant, are you?"
Suddenly, Mark chimed in, "What nonsense! She's been single her whole life—how could she possibly be pregnant?"
The group erupted in laughter as the mood reached a fever pitch.
"Oh my, oh my, oh my! Your tiger wife isn't even here and you're still keeping her secrets? We all know about you and Carrie …"
"But to be fair, it's all David's fault for running his mouth and causing Cassie to get hurt for nothing! Thank goodness the baby in her belly is as resilient as she is!"
Cassie hurriedly defended herself, “I really am not pregnant! Stop talking about it, or Jane will kill me."
"She would not dare!"
Mark's roar reverberated through the phone, making my eardrums ache.
After a moment of silence, someone else stepped in to smooth things over. “Your tiger wife may look fierce, but she's actually dumb as a rock. How dare she try to go toe-to-toe with Mark! Just that one punch from him would probably leave her needing several stitches.”