The Walkie-Talkie That Exposed Everything I Gave Away

She’s never home anyway.”

Everything around me seemed to freeze as I pressed the walkie-talkie closer. My breath caught in my throat.

“We could easily get $600 a month for that room!” Lila continued, almost excited. “She wouldn’t even notice with all those evening shifts.”

Thomas chuckled lightly.

“Mom’s too trusting. Always has been.”

“Speaking of trust,” Lila chirped, “once she starts paying for Max’s swimming lessons too, we can finally take that trip to Hawaii. She’ll babysit for free anyway.”