Chapter Ten
AFTER THAT, THE CONVERSATION turned to more pleasant topics. Laura could be a very lively hostess, and she seemed to go on automatic pilot and, despite her grief, engage them in conversation. When she asked more questions about the upcoming baby and Meadow showed absolutely no signs of ending the conversation, Beatrice finally pulled her out of there so that Laura could have a few minutes of peace before Wyatt arrived.
They got into Meadow’s car and Meadow said, “That was quite the visit. Gosh! I never knew that there was so much going on under the surface in that family.”
Beatrice clutched the door again since Meadow again didn’t seem inclined to be focused on the road. “I guess all families have undercurrents that no one guesses at, but theirs seems to have a lot more goin
