"If by not too pleased you mean that she swore and stomped off, then yes, I'm sure she wasn't."

Tara had raised Kate, she knew how she acted. Still, it made her smile some.

"I guess I'll have to wait to give her a welcome back hug, then," she continued, leaning against the kitchen counter. "So, how was the flight? Did you get here okay?"

She had other questions that she would've rather asked, but she didn't want to intimidate the poor boy. He seemed just a tad nervous. She was too, though.