Zelda had thought about this.
J. Alfred Darrow was not the marrying type - or, rather, he was not in a position to get married. He lived on a boat, which suggested he had no money. He was also on the ocean, away on the expedition, and if he came back then it would not be for at least another two months, when this situation would be even more in crisis mode, and her father would know.
Zelda didn't want to have a wedding at wandpoint; her husband would resent her for the rest of their lives.
And if she had a baby without a husband - that wasn't even an option. She would lose her job, her siblings, and any limited esteem her father had ever had for her.
"I can't have a baby," Zelda said, looking down and away from him again. Her voice cracked. "I know what happens to girls who have babies without... And he's not even here anymore, he's on the expedition, I can't have his baby."
J. Alfred Darrow was not the marrying type - or, rather, he was not in a position to get married. He lived on a boat, which suggested he had no money. He was also on the ocean, away on the expedition, and if he came back then it would not be for at least another two months, when this situation would be even more in crisis mode, and her father would know.
Zelda didn't want to have a wedding at wandpoint; her husband would resent her for the rest of their lives.
And if she had a baby without a husband - that wasn't even an option. She would lose her job, her siblings, and any limited esteem her father had ever had for her.
"I can't have a baby," Zelda said, looking down and away from him again. Her voice cracked. "I know what happens to girls who have babies without... And he's not even here anymore, he's on the expedition, I can't have his baby."
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AMAZING set by MJ