eeling was mutual. The twins rushed through the door and bundled Eva, causing her to break out into a huge smile for the first time in forever. Eva's dad stood in the shadow of the doorway, studyi

to their bedrooms to get changed and dragged Eva up with them. Tim followed. "Do you want to show your sister her new room?" the twins nodded, and Eva chuckled at their enthusiasm. Eva was shocked when she saw her bedroom, and it was on the second floor, just down from the twins. She had her bathroom and a huge double bed. Next to it was a desk and a brand-new MacBook laptop. Eva was gobsmacked. Millie showed Eva to a walk-in closet packed with clothes and shoes. Eva turns to her father in disbelief. "Is all this for me?" she cried. Tim nodded that it was. He felt a surge of guilt fill him that his daughter had had to leave her life behind, and wanted something to make her feel at home. He had made sure she had everything that she would possibly need. " it doesn't make up for my absence in your life, but I hope it will help you to feel a little more comfortable here since this is your home now, too." he told her. "Wow, thanks so much." she stepped into the walk-in closet and started to pull out clothes, choosing what to wear. She smiled at her little sister, who insisted on helping her choose a beautiful necklace with the letter e. "You look beautiful," Tim said as Eva walked down the stairs half an hour later. Tina was behind him, and her eyes almost popped out when she saw Eva. Even she could not deny her stepdaughter was stunning. She was still unhappy that her husband's daughter had come to stay with them. She worried it would disrupt her twin's routine and what her friends would say about this gi