LATER THEY DROVE OVER to Alice's in virtual silence. Raif didn't prod her to talk and she was grateful of the fact. She would have rather stayed at the house than joining in on a family day—a family that wasn't even hers—but, she had given her word. At least it would be easier to avoid Raif with other people around.
Stopping in front of the new home, Raif shut off the engine. After he got out, he came around to the passenger side of the truck and helped Sarah out.
Before they reached Alice and Mark's front door, the twins, along with Tommy and Chris, scrambled out to greet them.
"How's it going, rug-rats?" Raif tousled Tommy's hair and heaved one of the girls up into his arms. The other was already beside Sarah, chattering away about the new baby her mother would be having, while Chris
