Martha was giving April a thorough health check-up when Christopher left his bedroom. Quiet and unresponsive, April had allowed Martha to attend to her. So when he saw that Martha won't have trouble, he left to find Alec.
Alec was downstairs, drinking a mug of coffee while watching TV.
"Any news?" Christopher asked, taking a seat beside him on the couch.
Alec glanced at him. "Nothing that would concern you, that's for sure," he replied in a tone dripping in cynicism.
"How so?"
"Because your only concern for the moment is the woman upstairs," he mumbled, taking a sip of his coffee.
Christopher's lips twitched. "Are you going to b***h about April again?"
"If you'd let me."
He let out an irritated exhale. Then he leaned over to grab the laptop from the coffee table and flipped it
