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AIDAN HAD DROPPED MEGAN off and, after they joined Paul and Lucy for dinner, left for the Bloomquest home and a solitary evening.
After he left, Megan also felt the need for some solitary time, as well as a strong need to talk to her daughter. She needed to be reassured that Emma was safe and all was right in her life. Leaving Lucy and Paul to their own devices, she had gone to her room to spend time catching up with her daughter and then get some much need sleep.
Megan awoke to the sound of a phone ringing somewhere in the house and the voice of the morning newscaster on TV. Both were unusual in her home, especially at seven o’clock in the morning. Throwing her robe on, she headed towards the kitchen, hoping for coffee and the early edition of the paper. As she stirred a spoon
