“Laura, start at the beginning.” Diana was wearing a bulky, pink housecoat that barely covered her large, pregnant belly, and she was about to deliver any day.
Jed stepped out of the kitchen with a mug of hot water. “Laura, here, drink this.” He handed another to Diana and stood behind her, resting his hands on her shoulders.
Laura sipped on the water. She knew her face was a mess, but she hadn’t been able to stop crying since Jed grabbed her and Gabriel and brought them into the house. Diana had hurried from the bedroom, her hair all mussed, pulling a robe over her long night gown. Her expression, from what Laura remembered, had been frantic as she slid her arm around her. Jed had lifted Gabriel and taken him down the hall to their bedroom.
“It was all a game to take my babies. Andy pl
