Chapter 84

"Oh my god. I'm so glad you're here."

Sophia managed to disentangle herself enough to take a step back and look at her sister. Rebecca was as light as Sophia was dark. Blonde where Sophia had raven hair. Startling green eyes where Sophia's were a green-gray-hazel mixture. But the faces were so similar it was impossible to take them for anything but sisters.

"How are Shelley and Damien?" she wanted to know.

"Good. They're good." A tiny smiled quirked her lips. "Her pregnancy's coming along nicely."

"They must be thrilled to death. At least," Sophia added, "it sounded like it the last time I spoke to them."

"Absolutely," Rebecca agreed. "And it's just such a blessing."

Sophia sobered. "How are they reacting to this latest...situation? It's been all over the newspaper and television. It can't be an easy thing for them."