Even though Lucy was curious to see Dawn and Kimberly in person, she didn't follow Tom as he went downstairs since it was their family business and had nothing to do with her.
Instead she busied herself with packing her bag. She was just going to go over to her parent's house to spend the time there and would attend Lawrence's funeral from home.
She was not needed here. She could tell her presence here was causing more trouble than good, and maybe she just wasn't compatible enough with Tom and his family.
They were all misunderstanding each other and Tom's attitude was beginning to make her feel like she was the problem when all she had been trying to do was set healthy boundaries.
She glanced at the door when a knock sounded followed by Sonia's voice, "Lu? Are you in?" Sonia called, and Lucy brushed the tears away from her face as she walked over to the door to meet her.
