by Jill Mansell
“He’s going to be my stepfather.” Jem grinned, sliding her arm through Finn’s.
“How lovely.” Dumbfounded but clearly entranced by Finn, Theresa said brightly, “Well, congratulations. And there’s me, never been married at all!”
Ginny shot Gavin a warning look, daring him to announce that this could be because she was fat, frizzy-haired, and wearing a coat that made her look seventy.
“Ah,” said Finn, “but you never know when the right one’s going to come along. It could happen at any time.”
See? Ginny glowed with love and pride; that was the difference between Gavin and Finn. She’d definitely made the right choice this time.
Theresa, her chins quivering with gratitude, beamed up at Finn. “That’s what Mummy and Daddy keep telling me.” She blinked eagerly. “So how did you and Ginny meet?”
As the baby kicked inside her, Ginny heard the train approaching in the distance.
“Actually, I caught her shoplifting,” said Finn.
About the Author
With over 5 million copies sold, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Mansell is also one of the hottest selling authors of women’s fiction in the UK. She lives with her partner and children in Bristol and writes full time. Actually, that’s not true; she watches TV, eats gum drops, admires the rugby players training in the sports field behind her house, and spends hours on the Internet marveling at how many other writers have blogs. Only when she’s completely run out of ways to procrastinate does she write.