22November I never thought Id end up writing this, but today I caught Ian in the act.He was halfasleep
Oh, come on, you really chose Emily said, a hint of annoyance in her voice as she turned to her sister.
The Smith family swirled through a nighttime reverie in a foggy London suburb. Emilys school friends
The house you built came at just the right moment! Were expecting our first little one and well move
12January Tonight it feels as if the whole world has turned its back on me, and Im left alone with a
Emma, love, are you free on Saturday? the voice of Margaret, her motherinlaw, drifted through the receiver
And what did you think, huh? Michael snorted. Did I lie to you back then? I told you I dont like kids!
None of them will be taken. There were no separate rooms. Everything lay in one vast, clattering hall.
When we first laid eyes on the cottage, I felt it was destiny. A twostorey brick house with roomy rooms
It all began in the lively corridor of an elementary school, where children’s laughter echoed beneath








