We left through the school's back entrance, avoiding most of the media, but I could still hear them shouting questions as our car pulled away. Emma pressed her face to the window, watching the commotion with fascination.
"Mommy, are those people talking about us on the news?"
My heart clenched. "Why do you ask, sweetheart?"
"Because I heard Mrs. Martinez tell someone on the phone about 'the Sterling family situation.' That's us, right? You, me, and Daddy?"
Before I could answer, Lucas's radio crackled. "Sir, you need to turn on the radio. Channel Seven news."
Lucas switched to the news station, and I heard the anchor's voice fill the car:
"Developing story about the Romano-Sterling family reunion. Sources close to the family suggest that five-year-old Emma Sterling may be caught in t
