Allegra.

Apparently, Neal had been on his way to visit Becca. I had warned him that he shouldn’t do that, though he never listened to me. I had been worried for a while that he would pester Becca beyond just making sure she was happy. That plan had been shattered by a new guy he’d met. I wondered what changed but figured he would tell me about it. Now, he was on his way over to tell me all about it.

My stomach lurched at the fact that he would ...