The rest of the morning passed quickly. Faye and Susie didn’t dwell on the details about starting the search for Emma. They seemed to sense that Hannah could only talk so much about it.
By the time Hannah left, she realized it was past noon. Despite the weight of her discovery and talking about trying to find Emma, she felt more comfortable in her skin than she had in years. She felt like she was settling in to being home again. Spending a few hours having coffee and muffins with Susie and her mother was such a familiar experience that she forgot she had taken it for granted the countless times it happened over the years. It had been over a month since she’d been home and her anxieties had faded.
Hannah walked into her house, distracted by thoughts about her conversation with Faye and Su
