"Oh, yeah, I guess I should be getting home," Lucy nodded. She said her goodbyes, took one more lingering look at Aaron, and then bounded out the door. "Now that little girl has a lot of hair," Aaron commented as Cadence took his hand and followed her mother into the living room. Cassidy was sitting on the sofa and her father was asking her about cheerleading camp. "We came in fourth, which isn't bad, but I really feel like we can do better next year," she was saying. As Cadence entered the room, she looked at her with a peculiar expression on her pretty face, and then repeated her earlier question. "So, you didn't answer me. How come Elliott's not here? Is he at the hotel or something?" "You know what, I was just about to put some cookies in the oven," Liz remarked. "Eli, darling, can

