Becca.

For days, I lived in a house with hushed whispers and stolen conversations. Neal had been acting beyond odd lately, and even Allegra, who tried to smile and play off Neal’s behavior, was being odd. I wasn’t sure what it was about the situation that set me off entirely, but I knew for sure it had something to do with the phone calls Neal kept getting.

“Hey, so I was thinking that maybe we could take the kids down to the beach today,” echoed ...