Cody POV
"Mom? Can I ask you something else?" I asked her.
"Ask away," she replied.
"You and Candi's mother have been friends for a long time right?"
Mom nodded. "We grew up together in Whispering Pines. In fact, we had travelled here together for Steve and Danielle's wedding. She and Danielle were college roommates."
"And that's how you met Dad and Kelly met Richard, right?" I asked.
She nodded again, and smiled. "I'll never forget how the two of them walked in together, at the rehearsal dinner, and both yelled, 'Mine!' at the same time." She laughed. "There was some confusion until Richard grabbed Kelly and your dad grabbed me."
I laughed. "I bet." Then I became more serious. "Mom, why don't Kelly and Richard acknowledge Candi as their daughter, but treat Katya li
