Officer Daniels added, “Ma’am, nobody is in trouble. Nathan asked us to bring you over. He’s waiting.”
“For what?” I asked.
David looked up at me, pale and confused. “Mom?”
I exhaled sharply. “Fine. We go together.”

Ten minutes later, we pulled up outside Nathan’s house.
My nerves still hadn’t settled. David kept glancing at me, trying to figure out whether this was a prank… or something worse.
Nathan led us inside.
Emily and Jillian were waiting at the kitchen table.