CHAPTER 14 As predicted, they struggled at first to pay attention to what they were doing in class, but being professionals, they persevered and completed the week without anyone realizing the major life changes their instructors were facing. By the following weekend, Sheridan began to feel pregnant. While not terribly sick yet, the uncertainty in her stomach, the soreness in her breasts and her general fatigue revealed her condition. She took a clinical interest in watching the symptoms develop, but she did not look forward to what came next. On Saturday at eleven, they drove across town to visit Michael's stepfather and half-brother. Michael stepped out of the car and froze as solid as the ice on the slippery sidewalk, arrested by the sight of the modest rambler on a large lot with a b

