In the following months, she discovered that Robert did not live alone. Behind him were Amanda, Derrick, Sue, Jacob, David, the quadruplets, and Sophie—ten kids, loud, endearing, very real. Homework evenings, the socks that were not available, the little knees cared for with great cuddles: without even noticing it, she finally felt at home.
The marriage proposal that you never forget
Six months later, over dinner, Robert stood up, took his hands in his, and asked the question—while ten children held their breath behind the kitchen door:
"You will marry us..." All of them? »
The tears came before the words. She said yes.
Her mother tried to convince her that it was too much, that no one could carry such a burden. But this word did not correspond to him. This family was precisely what she had always dreamed of, without ever daring to express it.
