Avalon's POV:
Friday
Today is our game, and mom is coming home tonight for the weekend—she finally gets a day off. Next month, she’ll be leaving again until we see her before our birthdays. I think we should spend a few days at Donovan’s parents' lakehouse with our friends during our first break from school.
"Mom is coming home later; should we tell her about dad's little friend?" Avery asks.
"I'm sure she knows about her, so why bother?" I shrug.
"I'm just saying she should know another woman was in the house."
"It’ll cause tension between dad and her, Avery. She’s leaving next month; we don’t need to speed up their divorce," I sigh.
"What do you mean divorce?" She frowns.
"It'll happen, whether we like it or not. I can see it coming soon, maybe before or after we graduate," I shr
