nodded.
That seemed to be all she needed.
The garden door opened.
Lina stepped outside in her wedding dress.
For the first time since I had arrived, every adult looked uncomfortable.
She approached slowly.
“Amelia…”
Amelia moved closer to me.
Lina stopped.
“I want you to know I’m not trying to replace your mother.”
Amelia frowned.
“Then why do you keep saying you’re going to be my new mom?”
Lina’s expression stiffened.
“I said bonus mom.”
“That still has ‘mom’ in it.”
Nobody corrected her.
Then Amelia asked the same
