Forbidden Pleasures
Stepfather’s Secret Obsession 11
Family Picnic
Anna’s pov
The weekend following the disaster with Jake was supposed to be a time for things to cool down. Instead, Mom was in one of her dangerously cheerful moods.
She was humming a pop song in the kitchen, her hands busy squeezing fresh lemons while she mapped out what she called "perfect family bonding time." I was standing beside her, methodically dicing strawberries, trying to keep my head down. Then, she clapped her hands together with a sudden spark of excitement.
“I have the most wonderful idea!” she announced. “The weather is going to be beautiful this Saturday. Let’s have a family picnic! Just the four of us, Marcus, you, and Jake. It’ll be so much better to get to know him in a relaxed setting, away from
