Dorothy was on a mission, and she had her spiel all prepped in her head.

She'd even thought about how to cheer Karen up if she found her in tears-how to calm her down first! But what she encountered was...

Dorothy knocked on the door, which swung open almost immediately.

And there was Karen!

But the scene Dorothy had imagined didn't play out at all. Karen peeked out, put a finger to her lips, and whispered, "The little one's asleep, keep it down, will ya? I'll just tuck her back into bed!" "Oh, sure." Dorothy nodded and followed Karen into the living room.

Watching Karen gently carry her daughter back to her room and then cautiously shut the door, Dorothy finally raised her voice a bit.

"What's going on...?"

Karen pointed at the TV screen and squinted her eyes in a smile, "Knew you'd track me down here, bestie. You really get me, I

situation, Dorothy was at a loss for how to broach the

of tissues in advance, ready to wipe away Karen's

pulled Dorothy down onto the couch and handed her a plate of washed apples,

an apple, sighed deeply, and said, "Karen,

sent you to

him. I just think you should cool down a bit.

like she'll be an orphan if we

and nearly

slightly, her tone

both chose to get married. And now there's a child. After all this time, what's not to match? Jeffrey...he realizes

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