"Are you okay?" Betty asked.
"I'm fine," Jan replied. "I guess I'll just get to work or whatever I do now ..."
"Work? You don't work. You stopped working when you and I became ... Jan, are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine. Just ... get to school."
Betty stayed a second longer, the left with Karyn.
When they were gone and Jan had the house to herself ...
