Rachel wasn't herself the rest of the evening. She kept stealing petrifying glances at Ashley.

Ashley had become a difficult puzzle; she couldn't place its missing piece.

How did she know so much?

Who was feeding her with so much information?

Was Bruce stupid enough to tell her?

She couldn't figure anything out. She just couldn't wrap her head around any of it.

She was more than pleased when the time came for everyone to leave. She and Bruce bade them goodbye, shaking hands, passing hugs and farewell kisses to her parents and Bruce's parents, and avoiding Ashley and DJ.

She managed a half hearted smile at DJ and didn't...