A pause, then the sound of a chair rolling back.

“Tell me the rest.”

“My water broke.” I pressed my palm against the porch floor and pushed myself up against the railing.

“I’m on the front step.

He’s inside, going through Lucas’s desk.”

“Listen to me.” Her voice had gone hard and quick.

“Tell me exactly what he did when he came in.”

“He said I had to pack.