Meri couldn't help but flush a little.  She held no judgement for her friend - she knew she was a good person after all - but it was still hard to shake the social taboo of it.  Indeed, Meri didnt even really understand what she meant by "careless" but it was easy enough to piece together that it was exactly what she and most of her peers had been guarded against. 

"I wish I could have been here."  She said with a wide smile.  Even with the suspect circumstances, Meri mostly felt happy for her.  "I still can't believe it.  It feels like our Coming Out Ball was not long ago and now it would seem I'm running out of time..." her smile turned to a wry grin as she took a sip of her tea. 

"You're going to be a great mum." She concluded confidently. 

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