Chapter Thirteen
It was late March, a rare March day when the wind had died, the sun was shining bright and thoughts of spring were in the air, even if the year was not yet finished with winter. Sara was in the middle of wedding plans and there was hardly a moment when the grand occasion was not in her mind, on her lips or appearing in her wistful eyes. It was disgusting, so Hallie decided. Not that she wasn’t happy for Sara and Patrick, she was just aware that the close relationship with her best friend had changed and would always be different after this major shift in their lives. Sara had been a substantial and secure part of their trio. While Hallie gave them leadership and direction, Sara gave them a degree of constancy. Hallie counted on her as she counted on the rains in spr
