Torc of Moonlight - Introducing Characters - Alice 2

Following our chat with Alice a few days ago, here she is early on in the novel...
~~ Alice closed her eyes, crossed her arms over her abdomen and waited for the spasm to fade. Her back ached, her stomach ached, her legs ached, her head ached. She was three days late.What on earth was the matter with her? She'd never been late in her life. Textbook regular, had been since the very first. And