This was an ongoing paranoia at the best of times. Michelle clearly suspected something, given the number of times I've tripped or hesitated over Ben's name. And it was only getting worse over the last few weeks when I've been living with him full time. I'd catch myself way too much getting ready to say 'Daddy'. It was only a fraction of a second each time, but it felt like hours.

I was going to slip up at some point. I knew it. And with my luck it would be in front of his parents. Still, a quick look around and no one seemed to notice my hesitation, so crisis...