Elise's fingers moved quickly across the tablet.

Line after line of expensive dresses, quantities, and prices stacked up in complete silence. The soft glow of the screen reflected in her eyes as the total climbed higher and higher, each new addition making her throat tighten a little more. Every few seconds she glanced at Daniel from the corner of her eye — still calm, still holding Kira bridal-style against his chest — then forced herself to look back at the rising numbers and continue calculating.