Chapter 145 : Taking Charge

Becca.

The next morning when I woke up, I was in a mad rush to try and get everything done that needed to be done. I wasn't sure how long the kids, me, and Layla were going to be staying over at the surprise house Neal had on the island, but I had a feeling it was going to take a while for us to get back to normal civilization.

Not that I was enthusiastic about that part.

Then there was the other issue at hand—my parents.

After the talk I had with Allegra in private about my father, I figured it was best I went ahead and filled them in on our surprise island but left out the main reasoning behind it until they arrived. My father would kill me if I tried to tell him over the phone about everything going on.

So I simply left it as we had a surprise home on an island when he got back in town, and I wanted him and his wife to come and spend some time with me and the kids without Allegra and Neal being present.

It was pretty straightforward. I mean, what could possibly go wr