I intervened. "Enough!" Turning to Sharon, I said, "Sharon, just tell Ms. Carter. She needs to know what kind of person Ethan really is, better sooner than later. It'll save her the worry. Better be careful about the baby in her belly. It's one of the Morgan family."
I spoke kindly up for Jessica. Sharon, with empathy in her eyes, patted my shoulder to comfort me.
Sharon was about to explain, moving her lips, but she seemed unsure how to start, so she closed her mouth again.
The things Ethan had done were indeed hard to speak of.
Seeing Sharon struggling, I took the initiative. "Ms. Carter, before you and Ethan had your date yesterday, he was at the hotel messing around with a new fling. He took you home that evening, and right after he dropped you off today, he was off with a lubricant to see another woman."
"No, that can't be!"
Jessica's eyes widened her hand over her chest. She collapsed onto a chair with tears in her eyes. "He told me he only loved me, that once I was pregnant, he would divorce and be with me! He wouldn't lie to me. He couldn't!"
I masked my satisfaction, whispering advice.