It was still with a great sense of sadness that she recalled her husband’s and best friend’s reactions to her account, confident that if it had been them that had come to her with such shocking revelations, she would have supported them. Phil had seen the girls only twice since, once at Mo and Keith’s and once at Arlington Road. She was, in light of recent developments, unwilling to let them go and visit Mortehoe, petrified that Gerri would find a way to influence them against her as well. It didn’t bear thinking about. Mo had called the moment the pregnancy became public knowledge. Rosie had listened to her but found it hard to talk about and harder still to believe the words of solace and reason that her mother-in-law offered. ‘I can only imagine what this must feel like for you and I agree, it is very soon, too soon perhaps. But the fact is, whether we like it or not, that baby is on its way and it will be part of our family, a half-sibling for Nay and Leo. We have to all make the best of it, Rosie.
