Actually, she likely shouldn't have opened the e-mail, but curiosity had gotten the better of her and as she scanned the lines, her first thought was to call her father, and she likely should have.

But he'd always avoided the subject whenever she asked about Kate and now getting an e-mail referencing her immiment arrival where she knew Chris was?

Not exactly something she could look past, and having a break starting at the end of the week? Perfect time for a trip.

She closed the e-mail and made the arrangements. She had a month before she had to register for classes anyway, and getting away from the snow sounded really good.

Three days later, her plane was landing and there was a rental car waiting for her at the airport to make the drive.

When she arrived, though, her first stop was the motel she'd gotten a room at before she went to get food and start taking a look around, specifically at the scenes she'd seen mentioned in the articles.

And the Hale house. She'd read up on that while she was looking into things.