Re: 8:25 p.m., by the food table - Alice & Isobel
Isobel raised her water bottle, tipping it slightly in Alice's direction. "I second the chocolate suggestion. This evening already sounds wonderful." It felt nice and so normal to have acclimated to the new setting she and Obed found themselves in. Isobel still felt like she was waiting for the other shoe to drop - as her free hand moved over her belly, perhaps it already had - but she smiled and pushed past the thoughts to appreciate what was already there.
"So, Alice," she started, turning the conversation to another path, one hand adjusting her glasses, "tell us what you've got planned for Easter. You said you wanted to talk about plants for some of your pastries?"