FALLING FOR MY BEST FRIEND'S FATHER
As clearly as if he had said it out loud.
"Emma — " he started.
"Daddy!" Lily's voice, bright and sudden across the garden. "Come and see what I drew! It's us, you, Emma and me at the beach!"
Both of them turned.
Lily was holding up her drawing pad with enormous satisfaction. Emma was in Marcus ' arms. Next to Lily. Three figures, side by side, orange and yellow scribbles beneath them suggesting fire, a wild blue line above suggesting sea.
"Look," Lily announced. "You're together."