"The Call"

     The office phone trills its electronic summons...I see it's Shelley and pick up.  "Are you sitting down?" she asks.
     "Yep,"
     "Our pick up date for Malia is April 29th, at 10:30 a.m."
     Silence.  "Wow!  Seriously?"
     "Yep, just got a call from Jaydee."
     "What happened to the first decree and then the second hearing or decree or whatever it is?"
     "She didn't know when or whether the first decree was signed or anything about the second decree...but we have a pick up time."
     "Wow, that means we leave in about 3 1/2 weeks."
     "Yeah, we're going to be busy!"