La'Hanan had passed his trials and was rather ecstatic with himself. And I was feeling a lot better with how things were playing out. I felt like perhaps we actually had a chance at a semi-normal life. I should have known that something big would be coming to throw us off our path, I should have suspected it. But I didn't. How could I have? With Angelica and La'Hanan in their strange relationship, Sam and I had decided to move out and leave them my place. Irene was currently walking around my new home with a pen and paper. She had taken it upon herself to make a list of things that needed to be babyproofed. "Irene, I'm like, what? Two months along? There's still plenty of time for this!" Laura sipped on her wine from the chair beside me, "She's a bit loopy, isn't she?" I raised

