Chapter 6 - The Tablet and the TruthThat night, Daniel confronted Macy.
Their voices carried through the wall long after the children should have been sleeping.
The next morning, someone pounded on my hotel door.
When I opened it, Macy stormed inside clutching Caleb’s tablet.
Her hair was unbrushed, and her face was pale with anger.
“Did you do this?” she screamed. “How dare you?”
“Do what?”
She spun around and shoved the tablet toward me.
“Did you help them send Daniel the video?”
Before I could answer, Daniel appeared in the hallway.
“She didn’t know about it.”
Macy turned toward him.
“You embarrassed me in front of your mother.”
“You embarrassed yourself.”
Daniel took the tablet and stepped into my room.
Caleb stood behind him with Emma and Noah.
All three children looked frightened.
Daniel closed the door.
“Mom, you need to see this.”
He pressed play.
The recording had been made on our first morning at the beach.
Apparently, Caleb had been filming the water when Macy walked toward me.
My voice came through the speaker.
“Could we split the childcare?”
Then Macy laughed.
“Know your place. My husband paid for your vacation.”
I watched myself lower my eyes as she continued.
“You’re here to watch them. That’s the arrangement.”
The camera shifted as Caleb moved closer.
While I ran after Noah near the water, Macy called the other children over.
“Grandma has to do what we ask because Dad paid for her room.”
Emma’s voice followed.
“Can she come swimming with us?”
“She’s here to watch you, not relax.”
Then Macy lowered her voice.
“Do not mention this to your father. He’ll make a big deal out of it.”
Daniel stopped the recording.
He looked at Caleb.
“When did you send this to me?”
“Last night,” Caleb said. “I heard you asking Mom what happened. She said Grandma offered.”
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He lowered his head.
“Grandma didn’t offer.”
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