Help Me Act AS IF, Part 3

[newnamenewlife]

I am kind of dreading the weekend because we are having a family party for my D6 (soon to be D7!) on Saturday. My mom will be there, as well as H's parents and aunt and cousins. H's parents know what is going on and are very distressed; one cousin knows; my mother doesn't and I need to keep it that way for now.

When I found out a week or so ago that H had told his parents, I emailed his mom, with whom I am pretty close. I told her I wasn't sure wht H had said, but I wanted her to know where I stood-- that I love H and would never want us to separate.
She responded briefly, saying she was terribly sad and concerned about all of us and and she keeps trying to think of what to do to help us. That was the extent of it.

So Saturday will be a big ol' AS IF party. I guess my job is to act lovely and charming without giving anyone any knowing looks (I am bad in this way). That way, Hs family will wonder how on Earth he can give me up. Right? Plus, of course, I'll have more fun if I act like I'm having fun. Part of me wants to show my in-laws how devastated I am by their son, by looking sad an wounded, but I suspect this isn't the right approach.