“No freaking way! That sounds really weird and creepy. Imagine if this happened to me—I can picture how my dad would flip out if he found out I hooked up with my stepbrother before he even married my mom. It wouldn’t matter if it was before they met, I’d never hear the end of it, and I’d probably get grounded for life.” Tania said as she plopped down beside me on the bed, her eyes wide with a mix of shock and amusement. I let out a heavy sigh, staring at the ceiling. “And Jeremy... he was spying on you too? Trying to figure out—”she paused, making dramatic air quotes “—who his father was going to marry, and he thought the best way was through the daughter. Man, if this ain’t the weirdest thing I’ve heard so far, I don’t know what is. And what was his excuse, anyway?” She pressed, leaning

