I guess what I meant by that is that it hasn't been huge deal, but it is in the news somewhat.
Like when you are getting married or want to be or newly broken up and suddenly it seems that wedding stuff is everywhere. Same with pregnancy, etc. It's what you notice. I would think that even a tiny bit of news that had your name in it would jump out at you.
Also, I cannot believe that someone would go on vacation and tell their husband but NO ONE ELSE. And leave their kids behind but never call in to check on them. And never call in to see how anyone else is doing, never check email, never have any contact with anyone in your world. What if one of the kids were sick or Drew got sick or hurt and couldn't take care of them? What if there were some natural disaster in her town and she wasn't watching the news and something happened to her whole family? I just do not believe someone would be gone for that long and not at least glance at some news or touch base with someone at home.
And I think the less news there is about your town, the further you are from home, the more you worry about it.
If Stacey thought those kids were well taken care of, or if she didn't have kids at all, I might give Drew the benefit of the doubt. But I just can't see her leaving them with him and never checking to see how they are or making other arrangements for them.