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But it wasn’t the neatly arranged icons on the screen that she noticed; it was the background iraph of Sara with a woman who looked like an older version of herself A little more worn and weary, but so familiar that Violet was certain they were related They had the same sharply focused blue eyes

The sa here?"

Violet gasped, her hand flying to her chest--away from theon purpose

She turned, her eyes wide and her heart pounding "Nothing I wasn’t doing anything"

Sara’s eyebrow quirked She still looked tired, her face draith purple shadows sed beneath her eyes, but she was definitely ether today than she had been at the hospital the day before Soed to make even jeans and a sweater look for here on a Sunday?" And then concern clouded her face and her brows drew together "Is everything okay?"

Violet offered a hasty nod "Yeah, I’m fine I didn’t hear you come in"

Sara smiled "I came in the back way"

"I didn’t know there was a back way"

The corner of Sara’sto share "There are lots of things you don’t know yet"

But even as she said the words, they both recognized the truth in thes that she and Rafe hadn’t uess you have some questions for me Co area and settled onto one of the oversized chairs She slipped off her shoes, tucking her feet beneath her Violet sat on the sofa, fidgeting as she tried to get coainst the armrest "I’m sorry you had to find out that way I certainly hadn’t planned to blindside you like that"

Violet’s lips twitched at Sara’s choice of words "How had you planned to blindside me?"