It's complicated

Chapter 5

Hannah and Mamrie walk out of the building to Hannah's car.

"Should we call Grace right away? Or maybe wait until tomorrow?" Hannah says as she starts the car.

"Let's wait until tomorrow. She's probably asleep right now anyway."

Hannah's phone starts ringing. "Can you pick it up for me?"

Hannah hands Mamrie her phone. Mamrie presses the buttons and puts the phone on loudspeaker after she picked up.

"Hi Chester."

"Hi Hannah. Is Grace still with you two?"

"No she went home early because she was feeling sick and she threw up before the meeting started. She went to her car at around 3 to go home and we went into the meeting."

"Isn't she home yet Chester?" Mamrie joins in.

"No. She send me a text that she was going to be home a little earlier but was going to run an errand before she would come home."

"She probably forgot the time and is still shopping because she was feeling better. Don't worry she'll be home soon." Chester sighs through the phone. It's a relieved one.

"Thanks girls. I was starting to worry a little bit."

"No need Chester. Grace does this more often then she likes to admit." Hannah laughs through the phone. "Can you let her that the meeting went well and that she can call one of us when she is ready to discuss the details."

"Will do. Thanks again and enjoy the rest of your evenings."

"Thanks Chester. Have a nice evening yourself." Hannah hangs up the phone and looks at Mamrie. Mamrie has a worried look in her eyes too. "Do you think we should check?"

"No she's just fine. She forgot the time and is on her way back home now."

Hannah nods and starts to drive out of the parking lot. Mamrie turns the music up and they both start singing to the songs on the radio, totally forgetting about the stress they had a minute ago about Grace.

Hannah drops Mamrie off at home and drives to her own apartment building. She parks the car and steps out to walk inside. She unlocks her phone and goes to Grace's number. She had been last seen at three past three today and it was almost six thirty now.

Hannah walks into her building to the elevator to go upstairs to her apartment. She steps off and walks to her door, opens a text message to text Mamrie as she places all her other things on her living room table.

'Mames I'm worried. She hasn't been online for more than 3 hours now.'

'What can we do? Start drive around the neighborhood?'

'Yeah maybe. I don't know I never lost any one before. I've only seen television series and they always have to wait 24 hours before somebody is missing.'

Hannah starts to think a little harder, she was feeling sick all day and had to leave rather quickly all of a sudden.

'Mames I think Grace is pregnant and went to the doctor to get it checked rather than buying a test at the store.'

'What?! Where are you getting this from. I'm confused.'

'She had been feeling sick all day and she left ready quickly after she had thrown up and she did not finish her sentence when she was talking. I think she realized it herself too.'

'Sounds fair. Okay lets go. I'm at your home in 5 minutes.'

'I'll be standing outside.'

Hannah quickly drinks a glass of water and picks up an apple for the road before she goes back downstairs to wait for Mamrie. Mamrie is already there when she arrives. Hannah steps into the car.