The story opens at Susannah’s beach house, but it is winter. Belly (30) is overseeing the estate sale. She is alone. We learn she has been divorced for two years. She does not reveal from whom. The house is cold. The "Dual" split screen effect (in prose) shows two flashbacks: one of a wedding with brown hair (Conrad) and one with blonde (Jeremiah).
The narrative splits. In Timeline A, Belly is a pediatric surgeon who married Conrad. He is a classical pianist who rarely comes home. Their daughter, "Susannah," asks why Daddy never smiles. In Timeline B, Belly is a real estate agent married to Jeremiah, who is a bartender. They have twin boys. They are financially struggling. Jeremiah is too cheerful to notice Belly is drowning. the summer i turned pretty season 12 dual au full
In a standard AU, the author changes one major event (e.g., "What if Susannah never got sick?"). In a , the author writes two parallel, fully-realized timelines within the same narrative frame. The story opens at Susannah’s beach house, but