Isabel was nowhere to be found when Amelia reached the dining room. It could have been because she took a few wrong turns along the way.

There was toast and coffee and some eggs. Her stomach rumbled and she put some food on a plate. She knew from reading literature that she shouldn’t drink coffee.

She also needed to make a doctor’s appointment. She might as well acknowledge that she was pregnant by getting a checkup. She was surprised Alex hadn’t insisted on it yet. ...