"Okay," I said, standing up. I stopped at the door. "Have you considered how you'll tell Tessa about ... you know ...?"

"I'll take care of that when the time comes."

"I hope you know what you're doing," I said. I left the study and closed the door behind me. Tessa and Nicole were sitting on the couch when I got back.

"Well?" Tessa asked.

"Quinn's going through some issues with her family," I said.

"Oh," Tessa said, nodding her head. "I guess that explains it."

No it didn't, but damn it, I couldn't say any more.

"All right!" Nicole said. "Enough putzing around. Time to decide what we're doing...