Katie drove to the cafe with Surie strapped in her car seat in the back. The sound of Dora the Explorer flooded the car. She absolutely hated it, but it made Surie smile so that's all she needed to play it. Herself, Tom and Surie were the front page story for a long time. It died down for a while, but have no fear, the phone would ring soon enough for a photoshoot.

Katie was happy though, despite the pain her family was feeling, evreything was perfect. Ever since she was a little girl, she had her ideal marriage in mind, but she thought it was ok that it didn't happen according to plan. She secretly longed for something spontanous to happen.

She turned into the parking lot, got out, and unstrapped Surie and put her into her stroller. They sat at an outside table with the sun shining on them. She ordered her food and sipped the complinmentary water the served the customers. Kate took out her book and began to read...