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The Stepmothers’ Support Group
SAM BAKER
For my favourite boys, Jon and Jamie. Thank you for letting me be part of your little family.
A stepmother is not a mother. She can help you with your homework and make dinner, but she should not be able to decide when you should go to bed.
Delia Ephron
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‘Look,’ he said. ‘Stop worrying. This is going to be fine.’
‘Ian…’
‘I mean it. I’ve told the kids to behave. We’re going to Hamley’s afterwards. All you guys have to do is say hello to one another.’ A muffled noise came from the other end. ‘OK?’ Ian said, his tone changing. ‘See you soon…It’s Eve,’ she heard him say to someone. ‘We’ll do that later. I’ve already told you.’
‘Oh God, Dad…’
And then the line went dead.
The girl’s voice was the last thing she heard. It was young, very English; much more confident than she had been at that age. Hannah? Eve wondered. It sounded too grown-up to be Sophie. She was still wondering when something else hit her.
