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The next day, Rudolph called Megan.

"Hello?" she said as she picked up.

"Hey. I'm going back to Sonoma to see if I can find anything about my dad's will there, since technically he was living there until he died," Rudolph said. "I'll be gone for most of the winter vacation. Can you handle trying to find anything there in Fairvale alone while I'm gone?"

"I'll be fine!" Megan replied.

"Are you sure? You're pregnant!"

"OK. A-I've only been pregnant for a month. I will be careful, but I don't think I'll do any serious damage to myself or to our child. B-I won't be completely alone because I have our friends to help!"

"Oh. Yeah. Right. Sorry, I guess I'm just nervous about it. About us," he admitted.

"Me too."

They both hung up.