"Actually, pretty awesome," Lexi said. Molly ran the words through her head. Want to sit and watch TV? Want to go for a walk? Want to go make out in your room?

"I'm going to go work out," Lexi said. Molly settled back into the couch with a sigh.

One by one, the Campbell family filed into the house. Christine was next, then James. A part of Molly wished her brother would show up, too, but she knew Austin wasn't coming. The family not all together -- what had been normal before the start of the summer -- no longer felt right to Molly.

The blonde girl helped her mother...