Gavin glanced nervously toward Samantha before answering.

“Her apartment lease expired recently.”

“She told me directly that she was planning to stay with us for several months,” I noted.

“She was only supposed to stay for two weeks at most,” Gavin claimed.

That dynamic sounded painfully familiar to me.

“What changed her plans?” I inquired.

Gavin stared down at his hands on the table.

“She lost the vast majority of her personal savings recently.”