“What would you know?” Megan sneered. “You were in Germany for twenty f*****g years, nursing your childish anger over something our father had no control of. I find it odd that now you"re willing to give up on him so easily after accusing him once of giving up on Mom!” Trevor"s face erupted in a deep red frown, and as he opened his mouth, Janet spoke up, “Stop it! All of you! Stop it.” She panned the room, fixing her gaze on each of them, last of all, Megan. “You think I want to do this? Do you? Look at me, Megan! Do I look happy?” She paused to let her words hang in the air. “I love your father. He"s my best friend, and the only man I"ve ever trusted.” She swept her gaze around the room again, settling it on Neil who stared out the window at the budding hawthorn peeking over the sill. No

