Alex held Tanya's hand and lead her upstairs to the bedroom. There was a light on in the hallway, illuminating the picture frames along the walls. Tanya stopped abruptly behind Alex and gazed at the images. The first one to catch her eyes was the photograph of a little girl cradled in a woman's arms. They both had blonde hair that reminded her of spun gold. The woman was wearing a simple white gown with red trim along the neckline and a wide happy smile across her lips. The child was bundled up in a woolen blanket with her head nestled against the woman's bosom. A tall, handsome man was standing behind the woman Tanya took her eyes off from the picture to look at Alex; his eyes were withdrawn and sorrowful.
"This is Rhea and your mother Jill Parker, isn't it?" Tanya asked in a gentle, ye
