The boys swam for nearly two hours. When they were done, Roxanne brought them to lunch.

On the way there, she couldn’t stop thinking about what Archie had said to the man.

She glanced at the children for a long time through the rearview mirror. Eventually, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why did you say that earlier, Archie? Why did you say Mr. Farwell is your daddy?”

The reason she didn’t ask about it earlier was that she didn’t want to ruin their moods to play. However, she could ...