She takes the news better than expected. There's the required sobbing with joy, before the worried questions begin.
It takes Elsa almost an hour of assurances that she is fine, that the baby is healthy, that she's sorry she didn't call sooner.
And then her mother asks about Hans, and Elsa can't keep pretending.
"He cheated on me, Mamma..." she finally says after several moments of silence. She gives a sniffle and forces a smile, hoping that her mother can hear it in her voice. "But I'm doing okay. We're- we are doing okay."