CORDELIA"S ARRIVAL at the beach house was a somber affair. Morgan didn"t want to make a big production of it, and Gabe volunteered to bring the child back to Morgan’s home.
Jenny and Nate still had plenty of work to do, working with Zack, trying to find clues to where the pirates might have disappeared to. Ben and Kathy had volunteered to close up the Wright house since Cordelia would not be there. There would be plenty of time for her to return home when she wanted.
When everybody left the beach house, Morgan had a moment’s hesitation. Was she doing the right thing? She was sitting on the library"s windowsill, looking out toward the ocean. Misty jumped up on her lap and rubbed her head on Morgan"s chin.
"What do you think, Misty, will Cordelia be okay here?" Morgan whispered as she scr
