Alicia gave each a hug in turn, smiling a little before stepping back once more. "He's with his dad," she told them softly, slightly the ignoring the other question not to be rude but simply because she didn't know how to answer. She wasn't ok, nothing about this was ok but she had to be strong and be there for her friend, Katie was all that mattered right then.
"That sounds like a good idea," Alicia agreed after a moment, hand finding Katie's again to give her a reassuring squeeze, she wanted to tell her friend it was going to be ok, that everything would be fine but she didn't have the heart. What if she promised just that and they weren't? Alicia pushed aside such thoughts; they were going to be fine, they had to be. "Least that way we can see the house and what's going on first."
[OOC: It's been changed that Ryan is now with his dad. Sorry!]