Shauna knew that Jackie really believed she was doing a good thing as she made the plans for their college life, that she was excited about the future and thought that Shauna and Jeff would be just as excited as she was.

She’d seen the look on Jeff’s face once when Jackie was planning something or other, and realised that he felt the same way she did, that Jackie didn’t even know, hadn’t even tried to find out, whether any of the things she was suggesting were what Shauna or Jeff actually wanted, and that if anything Jackie seemed to be dismissing their own opinions.

In that moment, Jeff looked at Shauna, and they both knew they understood each other.