Oh, Alice would have baked him a pie and insisted he marry Kate.

Tara laughed. "It's okay, you can call me... whatever you want," she said, smiling. "And I'm sure your parents like appreciate you writing. Sometimes I think I should start bribing Kate to call because--"

"I call," Kate interrupted, stepping into the room in her fresh clothes. "Don't make me look bad, Mom."

Tara just laughed again, reaching for Kate who didn't hesitate in giving her mother a big hug. "Hi, Mommy." She'd probably never admit how good it was to be home and hugging her mother, especially after everything that'd been going on the past few weeks.