Edith's POV Given the fiasco that occured after dinner last night, I had assumed Mum and Heather would stop talking to me altogether. I was surprised however, when Heather showed up at my place of work today, bearing a basket of freshly baked chocolate cookies, my favourite. Additionally, she had also apologized for herself and even mum, which was a very rare phenomenon for them both. I had chosen to keep the cookies to share with Yvonne at home later today. “So, how's everything going with you?” Heather inquired, as we walked into the serenity of the company's garden. Heather caring about my wellbeing was another first. Usually, any conversation we had always tended to revolve around her, and honestly, since my life was boring, I didn't mind that one bit. “The usual, you know,” I replied, sitting down beside her on the bench beneath the large oak tree, “How about you?” “Same old, same old,” Heather shrugged, her hand straying to her abdomen. A week ago, seeing her do that w
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