Theo couldn’t remember a time when the house was so full, it felt like both a good thing and a bad thing given the circumstances. Wilbur was sleeping on the couch next to Lydia, and Theo found himself entertaining Toby while also trying to ‘study.’

“Can you get the door, Toby?” Theo had asked the child when he heard the knock over the commotion of Wilbur’s snoring and the noise from the TV.

Toby stared up at Theo for a split second before hopping out of ...