Twenty-Eight
The rest of the night was spent peacefully enough. April woke up to the sound of her shower running. Jessica had gotten up a few minutes before. April slipped her robe and slippers on and headed downstairs. She wanted to see how Sally was and if she had heard anything about Thomas this morning. She found Sally and Joshua in the kitchen, both nursing hot cups of coffee.
“Mmm, that smells heavenly,” April said as she swept one hand through her still sleep tousled hair.
Joshua looked up and seeing her, he almost choked on his coffee. “Ah … morning. I’ll fix you a cup.” He stood up and made her a cup of coffee, allowing her to slip into the seat beside his aunt. Sally glanced at April and choked back a laugh.
April frowned, looking at Joshua’s back, then glanced at Sally. “Wha
