Tasha reached around to hold Aly closely as well as Peter. Just like her late husband, William... Tasha felt what a blow it must have been to Aly to the core of her heart, causing a few tears to fall down her cheeks.

"Assuming it is," David said, fighting to keep his voice level, "we should probably know what sort of options we're looking at..." He looked to the others to make sure no one objected to hearing it now.