All the Stars in the Heavens by Trigiani Adriana

Author:Trigiani, Adriana [Trigiani, Adriana]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-08-31T07:00:00+00:00

Mrs. Gable walked out the front door to the waiting limousine. The night air felt good, and she inhaled it like stiff whiskey. Ria had long believed men were weak and gullible, which made them promiscuous, but she wasn’t about to give up her glamorous life over sex, which in her opinion was a lot of nothing.

Gable followed her out the door and into the car. They didn’t say another word to one another on the drive to the Biltmore Hotel.

Loretta slipped in the back door of Dr. Andrew Berkowitz’s office, followed by Alda, who closed the door gently behind her. A nurse appeared and locked the door behind them; not that anyone would have seen them enter. It seemed the entire population of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills was across town at the Biltmore Hotel, where the seventh annual Academy Awards were in full swing, with a dinner dance followed by the awards presentation.

Show business was far from Loretta’s mind that evening. Gable had called her, promising her that he was cleaning up his domestic situation. He’d noticed that she was quiet, and worried for her health.

“Loretta, tell me what’s going on with you.” Dr. Berkowitz sat on a chair, as Loretta sat on the examination table, turning a cotton handkerchief over and over in her hands. Berkowitz had been the Young family doctor for years; he had known Loretta since she began in pictures.

“I’m afraid,” she began. “I missed a period.”

“Loretta, don’t panic. You’ve been away working on a very difficult job, and that could have something to do with it.”

“But I’m never late.”

“Let’s give you the Friedman test and settle the matter once and for all. It will take a couple of days for the results.”

“Can’t you get them faster?”

“No, it takes time.”

“You’ll call me the moment you get the results?”

“I will.”

The nurse entered to assist Loretta. Alda waited outside. When Loretta emerged a few minutes later, she was wearing her sunglasses. Alda could see that she had been crying. Alda followed Loretta out to her car. Loretta removed her sunglasses and turned to Alda.

“I took the test. But I didn’t need to—I know I’m pregnant.” Loretta began to cry. “What am I going to do?”

Alda knew the signs of pregnancy from having worked at Saint Elizabeth’s, but even if she hadn’t, it was obvious that Loretta was filling out. Her slim frame was curvier, her face fuller, and she couldn’t stomach her favorite meal of the day: breakfast.

“You mustn’t tell Luca. No one can know.” Loretta turned the key in the ignition.

“I won’t say a word. I will help you in every way that I can, Gretchen. You are not alone.”

Loretta turned to Alda and threw her arms around her. “Thank you. You’re a good friend. I am so grateful.”

“My mother used to say that there is a solution to every problem. Everything will work out, I promise.”

“I don’t know how,” Loretta cried.

“Are you going to talk to Mr. Gable?”

“I’m going to talk to Mama,” Loretta said, and she began to weep.

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