Natalie was still asleep, her head resting on Susan's stomach, both of them snoring lightly. Rose opened her eyes slowly, and the first thing she looked at was Jude.
"Today?" she asked, propping herself up on one elbow.
"Not yet," he said.
"But soon," Sophie added.
Lucy stirred beside them, sleep-drenched and beautiful. "We just got here," she mumbled.
"We're not leaving," Jude said, brushing her cheek with the back of his fingers. "We're evolving."
She smiled faintly. "We always are."