Natalie Pierce...Ready for Easter!
The cafe was crowded with family and friends, and it looked like everyone was ready to be outdoors and having fun on such a beautiful spring day. "Meep! Julian! Hi!" she greeted. "How are you guys? How're the kids?"
Natalie was inwardly cheering at Kira for not letting MJ's grumpiness keep her down.
Really, anybody can allow life to make them a sourpuss...but if we all let that happen, we'd all be a bunch of rude, nasty grouches, and there would be no joy anywhere to be found. She thought about how Joe had been snatched from her over a year ago, and she chewed her bottom lip.
Thankfully, though, Alice broke her out of her reverie. "Oh! Sorry I spaced out on you guys!" Natalie said sheepishly. "Always worryin', that's me...Anyway, yeah, let's go outside!" Dia encouraged the red panda to join her, and Natalie chimed in, "Oh yes, come outside with us! It's such a pretty day out!"
And as she was just about to wave at Yoh and Lulu and Sora, there was a loud bang coming from one of the rooms upstairs. "Good heavens!" Natalie cried. "You guys go ahead...I'm gonna check to make sure everything's okay!"
She got upstairs and saw Rosamund in the hallway with the kids. "Is everyone okay?" she asked worriedly, looking at the smoke coming out of the door.