Elsie smile softly, so relieved that it seemed like Meri's time in Italy had been mostly worth it. At least one of them had been able to enjoy a trip. The mention of food had Elsie reaching for a biscuit, which happened more lately than she would have ever thought.

"Oh, well yes." Though Elsie was still just slightly ashamed of how things had happened, she figured she couldn't be totally sore about the outcome. "We were doing well, officially courting and all," Elsie sighed softly, taking a sip of her tea. "Got a little careless as a result." Explaining that was perhaps the most embarrassing part, but Elsie, after everything that had happened, didn't regret it totally. "So we got married a couple days after my birthday and baby is due in December." That was the best she could figure anyway, the midwife agreed, late November or very early December. She passed Meri a sheepish smile and took a bite of a biscuit.

"We're hoping to purchase a house this autumn." That would give them a little more room to breathe at least. At that moment, Hallie made her way into the kitchen, the black cat making her presence known by headbutting Meri's leg. "Oh and we took in a cat. This is Hallie." Elsie chuckled.