The Ex and the Next

I was running late and had to drop off my youngest and her two older siblings at my ex's place. His youthful second wife Jenna appeared as I screeched to a halt at the kerb. The kids bustled out, bags and coats in hand. Jenna walked the short stretch from the door to my van.

"Hi, all okay?"

She had an engaging smile and I kind of liked her, which I suppose I should as she had taken on part of the burden of my three as well as two of her own.

"Yes, late as usual, Sofia's got some homework to finish, as usual, Pod's got ballet after school and Susie's being a madam about wiping her bum after going to the loo, there are spare knickers in her bag, but apart from that..."

I stopped as my car coughed and died, I frantically turned the key and stabbed the accelerator pedal, nothing. I could have cried, I had an important client meeting and needed to be in work early to set up. I shook my head in desperation, I could feel the tears forming.

"Sarah stop!"

I looked up at Jenna,

"Look I'll get my keys and you can take my car, I don't need it today, The older kids walk to school and Susie's going to nursery with Petra, we can walk that too and I can take Ethan for a spin in his stroller. Take my car, stop worrying and I hope your meeting goes well."

She trotted up the path disappeared for a second came out and handed me her car keys.

"Jenna, I can't, I mean, I... thank you, I owe you," I climbed out my knackered van and walked to her car, Slung my handbag and folder on the passenger seat and started the engine. Jenna came to the window which I opened. She bent in and kissed my lips,

"Have a great day honey see you tonight."

Then she giggled and waved as I reversed off her drive. I took it steady, although I knew I was a little behind schedule. The small gods of traffic and traffic lights all seemed to like me as I rolled effortlessly through town into the office car park. Grabbing my handbag, my folder I legged it up the stairs to the lift in the lobby of the high rise. Reaching the office doors I bustled through and Mona my PA met me, took my handbag, folder and coat, before handing me a steaming mug of coffee in exchange.

"What's happening this morning?"

I asked as I reached my desk, smooth my skirt and sat down, coffee mug coming down on the coaster at my right hand.

"The Meeting this morning is scheduled for 10:30, Marks going to sit in on your presentation, but insists you handle it, questions etc. It's your show."

Mark was my Manager; officially The Partner in charge of acquisitions and mergers. He know this was my baby and that if successful I would be vying for junior partner under him. He was an assertive and forceful boss, but equally, if he knew you were capable of doing something, you did it with his full backing and support. He was the one who had pushed me from the start, recognising something even I didn't see. Now however, I knew what I wanted and what it took to get it. I was ambitious but careful, I liked to look like I had a stacked deck, but kept an eye out for that rogue hand that could spoil the deal. As a result, with Mark in the background I had put together a deal which I thought was impregnable, good for the two companies involved and good for our company in terms of prestige and percentage points from the merger. Win-Win, with the bonus for me, a junior partnership. Step two on my six point plan to get onto the board by age forty five at the latest.

The meeting went well, both sides surprised to see the other, but by the end of the session, happily chatting over the synchronicity the deal would give them. Mark waited until they left before congratulating me on the deal, slinging an arm around my shoulder and letting me know that Junior Partner was now within touching distance, a formality, as soon as the ink dried on the deal. He shook my hand and left whistling, leaving Mona to raise an eyebrow in obvious distaste. Mona was gay and regarded all men with huge amounts of suspicion, Mark especially. He had a rep with the other women but had never tried anything with me. Not that I would have let him think I was available in any way. He was a business colleague pure and simple.

The rest of the day was a series of letters, emails, phone calls and coffee. At four thirty I grabbed my bag, left the folder and high tailed it out of the office. Mona my protector would field any calls until she left at five thirty. I drove Jenna's car carefully back and pulled onto the driveway. My van wasn't there. I knocked with trepidation. Jenna opened the door with a smile as noise and chaos erupted behind her.

"Sarah, how'd it go today?"

Her arms were around me and I was hugged by this beautiful willowy woman. I grinned and wrapped my arms round her, unhesitatingly kissing her lips.

"Honey, it went so well, I might make Junior Partner out of it, I'm so excited."

"Well come in for a glass of some bubbly, I need an excuse to open a bottle. Girls, Mummy's here."

The girls looked over from whatever its was they were doing. My three and Jenna's two, grouped round the table. There were a few half hearted "Hi Mum" comments as they swiftly went back to whatever they were doing. I shrugged and Jenna rubbed her hand up and down my arm.

"They love you really,"

She grinned and grabbing my wrist hauled me into the kitchen. Fridge open she pulled a bottle of Prosecco out and found two glasses, opening the wine she poured two generous slugs into each. Passing one to me we toasted my success and we took a good glug of it each.

"Mmm, first today, but definitely not the last, hey do you want to stay to eat, there's loads, I slightly over-catered. The kids love it but they'll still be lots left. Please stay, I could use some adult company. Much as I love these girls, I do crave an adult perspective. Grouchy boots won't be back until late and he'll have eaten anyway. Be a nice lady and eat with me please?"

She looked so sorrowful, I couldn't do anything else but accept, her sad face erupted into sunshine and she hugged me again, her lips kissing mine as she danced on the spot. I giggled and hugged her a little tighter.

"I can see why Bob chose you over me, you're a darling." I said and she stopped to look at me,

"Don't ever say that again Sarah, you are a strong capable woman. Just because he stopped loving you, never stop loving yourself. If I can be honest, I've loved you since we had to meet to organise the children, you're such a force of nature. He made his bed and I unfortunately had to lie on it. And I mean that in both connotations."

A tear started to track down her cheek. I couldn't stop myself, my tongue gently licked it and I held her tight.

"He found you because I stupidly made myself unavailable, I regret it sometimes, but at others I feel I made a good decision. We weren't right, way before he met you. You gave him peace and stability, we were chalk and cheese, just staying together for the children's sake. What we did though was make their lives miserable too. It's better now and the girls adore you, as they should. They have two mums and dad, what more could we give them."

"I feel more like their big sister or favourite Aunt, no you are their mother always, I would never step in between you guys."

"If you did Jenna, I'd support you, you have to know that. If you did, it would be for a valid reason and in their best interests. Whatever you did would be right and best and you would have my backing 100%."

She blushed and we relaxed from each other a little, she grinned and suggested more wine, I agreed. Whilst she poured it I looked at her objectively. She was twenty nine, fantastic figure, hd two youngster and yet seemed young herself. Her skin was flawless, something I should hate her for but couldn't. She was lithe, she could have been a dance instructor, or fitness trainer, although I knew she wasn't either. She had grace and pose, always seemed calm and balanced. I was a fireball and shot off at the touch of my fuse. It was one of the things that Robert found irritating about me, from cool and calm to a volcano of bitchiness in seconds. But he did that to me, he knew the buttons to press and in the latter part of our relationship he used them well.

At the split, I got custody of the girls but he got weekend and holiday rights, not that I sought to disagree, he really loved his kids. He was a hands on dad. Changing nappies, feeding them when the breasts weren't providing enough. He taught them to ride their bikes. He organised trips and birthday treats, was fully engaged with birthday and Christmas presents, we would talk it through and he would slip out between football, cricket or ballet practises of a weekend, securing the gifts and secreting them away for us to wrap together. It was seemingly idyllic, but underneath, apart from the children we were drifting apart. I had been a stay at home mum for both Sofia and Pod, but when I was expecting Susie things changed and I wanted to return to a career. We argued we fought we tore each other apart, intimacy disappeared, replaced by cold hard cynicism, finding endless fault with each other.

After Susie was born we gave up and admitted defeat. We organised a nursery for Susie, Sofia and Pod were at school, I organised before school and afterschool classes until I could get back. Then Robert announced he'd met someone, she had a child already and was now expecting his child. They were marrying and he wanted to be more involved in the girls day to day. We argued about it, he insisted his new wife wanted to get to know the girls and was happy to be a stay at home mum, taking the girls to school and Susie to nursery with her little ones. I could work and pick them up when I finished, if was late she'd give them an evening meal. He had moved in with her and was now just ten minutes down the road, so the girls all still went to the same school. Reluctantly I met with him and Jenna and we thrashed it out between the three of us. I was a a bit strident and Robert was equally positive in his requirements. Jenna calmly and serenely just said, "We'll make this work." And that was it, we were settled. So now I'd drive the girls to their place Monday to Friday morning and pick them up after they had their meal, except on the weekends he had them, when I needn't call in Friday evening, as they would stay until Sunday evening. It was working and our contact was minimal. I said hi to Jenna, bye to the kids and the reverse each evening. I saw his highness on Sunday nights when he dropped them off, he never left his car, just lowered whatever window faced the house, raised a hand then left as the girls wandered up the pathway to me.

Jenna let her head rest on my shoulder and I realised just how nice that felt. Well nice isn't quite the right word, it felt right, it felt good, it felt so soothing.

"Hey you, we should feed these kids." I said with a grin and kissed her forehead. She grinned too,

"Mmm suppose so, but this feels lovely, a few more hours maybe."

It made me laugh, I pushed her slightly away and regarded her exquisite face.

"Come on you, we'll feed them and we can have a cuddle later."

"Promise?" She pouted, I grinned.

"Right what do you need me to do?"

"Cuddle me, Owww!"

I had slapped her lovely jiggly bum. She looked at me with a scowl,

"Meanie, grate the cheese, you Grinch."

I went to the fridge and found a block of Parmesan, she handed me the grater and stuck her tongue out then giggled, I had to join her.

Laughing at each other I grated whilst she found bowls and we plated the kids meals. Calling out to clear the table we whisked the bowls onto the table as their colouring books, homework and some phials of glitter were pushed aside. Pod jumped down and found spoons from the drawer in the dresser behind the table and handed them out. Sofia wanted pepper, or rather black pepper to grate over the top. So Pod wanted it to and Susie and Petra, Jenna's eldest. Petra and Susie where in the same class in year one, best buddies and soulmates. Ethan the youngest was three and messy, he had a high chair and dug in spreading the bolognese sauce everywhere, hands face, bib, the table of his high chair. He still managed a healthy portion though. Jenna walked round placing drinks before them. We stood back, arms gripping the dresser behind us as we watched the locusts demolish their meal. Jenna disappeared as I removed the bowls and spoons, returning with ice cream and cake in small bowls, which once again was vacuumed up in short order. I went to the kitchen with empty bowls and returned with a damp cloth. The table got a wipe, as did Ethan then we took the high chair into the kitchen to give it a clean.

Jenna refilled the glasses and placed the empty bottle in the recycling box. I felt a slight buzz. There was something I needed to ask, but my brain was a bit sketchy as to what it was. Then it came to me as we filled the dishwasher.

"Where's my van?"

"Oh! Yes I forgot about that, my brother Steve came over after I called him, he's got it at his garage, thinks he knows what the problem is and he's getting a part or something."

"Ouch, does he know what that's going to cost or how long he'll need it for?"

"He didn't say, but you'll get mates rates and the part at cost."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, you're family, trust me."

"I think I like being part of your family, it's fun."

"I love you being part of my family, you're fun too."

"I might be a little buzzed, if I'm honest."

"Hmm, me too, hey stay tonight? It's the weekend and we can work it all out tomorrow morning."

"I can't, I mean where would we all sleep?"

"I have air mattresses, the girls will be okay, Sof and Pod can share a double in the spare room. We can top and tail Petra and Susie, Ethan has his cot, everything's good."

"Hmm, what about me?"

"Well you could sleep with me and Bob... or down here on an air mattress, if that suits you better."

She laughed at the look on my face,

"You possibly, Mr Grouchypants never, ever again."

"You're very picky aren't you?"

"You're not," I added, "You sleep with him every day."

"Well, not to give out too many secrets, but recently it's just been sleep. I'm ready to burst, I'm so horny."

"Jenna! You can't tell me that, I mean that's a little TMI for me."

"I need to tell someone, he's not been near me since Ethan was born, he's changed, he treats me like a friend, a colleague. Sarah I'm frightened, he might have someone else."

She held me and her tears flowed. I folded her into my arms, how could he treat such a sweet vulnerable woman like this. It mirrored how he had become about me, that wasn't right. Surely he hadn't strayed again. But the stories were legion of men that did, if they do it once they'd do it again. Serial adulterers, you know what they say, never trust a man who strays, it becomes a habit. Could he be having an affair again, well the bastard did it to me, I bet he was doing it again. I held her to me, kissed her head and just let her get it out. Slowly she stopped, then just gulped air as she tried to steady herself. I relaxed my grip and allowed her to push herself away, I held her hands.

"Hey why don't you slip upstairs have a little wash and tidy up, you'll feel better for it."

She pulled me into a quick hug before slipping out the door to go upstairs. She'd gone through the lounge and it was only a few seconds later that Sofia and Pod marched in to find me.

"Is Jenna okay?" That was Pod, my middle one and the most caring, gentle child I know, a real people person.

"Is dad being a dick?" That's Sofia, direct, challenging, the family attack dog, never, ever get between her and her family, that is if you value your life.

"Dad and Jenna are having a bit of a rough time, there's a lot going on in their lives. We need to support Jenna and be kind and gentle with her."

"So he is being a dick, I knew it, he's been getting kind of distant with all of us, I knew it."

"Sof, we don't know what's the matter, all I ask is you're kind and gentle with Jenna, okay, please girls just try to not upset her, even if you feel she's doing something wrong. Work with me on this, we need to..."

The door opened and Jenna appeared, she saw us looking at her and her face crumpled. Pod was on her in a flash holding and hugging her tight. I felt the tears coming. Sofia walked over and enveloped her sister and Jenna as I moved in to cuddle in to all of them. At that moment Jenna's mobile trilled and I grabbed it and answered, well well, it was the man of the moment.

"Hi Bob, it's me, Jenna's tied up with the kids at the moment, can I give her a message... oh you are are you. Got a little bit on the side then? YOU FUCKER!! You hurt that girl and I will personally remove your bollocks and make you eat them raw. Fuck you too, fucking small dicked loser. Yeah you too you tosser."

I ended the call and dropped the phone on the table. I turned to see three faces staring at me mouths open.

"What! Okay, that was fuckface and he isn't coming home tonight. apparently or allegedly his meeting's run late and the organisers have organised a room for him at a hotel. I bet they haven't, the lousy shit is banging a..."

I looked at Jenna aghast, what had I done to her. She looked shocked and angry. I made to move towards her, but stopped as a voice echoed across the kitchen.

"Well someone lit the fuse on your tampon didn't they?" Sofia looked at me with hitherto undisguised awe. She was fifteen going on thirty six and I was the most uncool mum ever, like ever.

"Mum, are you okay, did you just..."

Pod still held Jenna but they both had grins on their faces.

"Sarah, that was outrageous, thank you."

Jenna smiled and hugged Pod.

"I'm sorry, I mean, I just, its..."

I ran out of words, then was engulfed by three women hugging me and each other. The kitchen door opened sand Petra and Susie stood, holding hands and looking worried.

"It's okay sweetie," Pod was kneeling in front of her sister and step-sister, pulling them into a hug.

"Dad's being a di...."

"Sof!!" Jenna and I shouted together, which made her grin.

"Look girls Dad's not going to get home tonight, it's getting late, so Jenna has kindly offered for us to stay tonight."

"But it's only a fifteen minute walk?" Sofia had a look like thunder.

"I'd love to stay," Pod, looking at her older sister.

"Can I share with Susie?" Petra looked hopefully at us.

"Okay!" Jenna took charge.

"Susie and Petra can share Petra's bed. If you decide to stay, you and Pod can share a double air mattress in the spare room." She was looking at Sofia, who in turn looked over at Pod, who smiled in encouragement.

"You all have nighties and clean underwear here, so that's not a problem. Also you have clean clothes in the wardrobe in the spare room, for tomorrow."

"Where's mum sleeping?" Sofia, direct probing.

"Mum will sleep with me, as my husband won't be back tonight, any objections?"

Sofia went to say something but Pod kicked her gently on the ankle, she looked at her sister and shook her head. Sofia sighed deeply and shook her head. Things were quickly organised and the beds made up where needed. Sofia and Pod were quickly slipping into their mini-mums role, organising, Ethan, Petra and Susie. Ethan was bathed and dried, placed in his pyjamas and slipped into bed for Jenna to kiss and say goodnight. Next, showers for Susie and Petra, lots of girly giggles and the sounds of fun, as they both stood side by side under the spray. Pod and Sofia stripped off and went in with their younger siblings and ensured everyone was clean and thoroughly dry, before toweling themselves off and donning nightwear. Jenna and I went to tuck in Petra and Susie, asking them to keep it quiet and have a good night.

In the spare room, Sofia was combing out Pod's hair and making it gleam like burnished copper. Them they switched and Pod took great care in getting the tangles out of Sofia's hair, trying hard not to hurt her as she brushed, leaving her with beautiful spun gold locks. As the older siblings they were asked if they wanted to watch a movie before bedtime, which they readily agreed to. There was a bit of disagreement until they spotted a new film which they both wanted to see. We agreed that this time they could watch and paid the fourteen pounds to hire it.

"It's still cheaper than buying tickets at the cinema," Sofia again direct and to the point.

We left them to it and gravitated to the kitchen, sinking into two chairs and drinking tea whilst contemplating. As I sipped I heard Jenna get up, I started to rise, but she pushed me down and sat in my lap.

"You don't mind do you."

"No it's fine."

"Sarah, is this how it started with you and Robert, the distance, the lies, the loneliness?"

I could only nod, thinking back to how we had gradually just lost interest in each other, becoming blind to the others wants and needs. Too stubborn to talk, too quick to accuse and definitely too quick to punish the other. I hated it, hated me, hated him more. The evenings of silence as we were too angry with each other to even bother to argue. The arguments when they came were demonic, then we'd suddenly stop listening to see if we had woken the girls with our outlandish accusations, screams of anger or just swearing at each other.

"Mostly yes, we drove a wedge between ourselves, too stupid, arrogant and angry to try to bring it down. In the end it was a relief to end it. To not have the silences, the accusations, the screaming rages and trying to keep it covered up for the girls. We didn't realise just how our anger seeped into their lives. Sofia took it hardest, thinking that it was her fault. Pod tried to mediate, Susie just didn't know what was going on thankfully."

"When he told you about me, did you hate me?"

"If I'm honest yes I did, at first. Then I realised that it was him and me that were the root cause of the problem. You really had nothing to do with the break up. You chose to love a man who had already fallen out of love with his partner. You weren't a cause you were an effect."

"Oh! Thank you, I really worried that you saw me as a desperate little husband stealer, trying to get my claws into him."

"That may have been it initially, but I quickly knew it wasn't the truth. I suspect he sought you out rather than the other way round."

She nodded ruefully,

"I suppose I should have expected it, you know the..."

"... If he does it once, he'll do it again."

We chorused together, grinned and held hands.

"I never thought I'd be in this situation, you know, the wronged woman. I thought we were super tight, but he's changed, well I expect I have as well. But it's strange being the one that he's not in love with anymore. I think I still love him, but somehow I'm not sure about it anymore."

I thought it was about time I emptied my baggage too, so I squeezed her hand.

"Please don't take this the wrong way, but recently I have been..." I paused to clear my thoughts and so that I could speak without quaking.

"Recently I've been noticing you and how beautiful you look, how your smile lights up the room, how your hair shines and..." again I paused, this could go very wrong any second now, but in for a penny...

"How fucking fantastic your arse looks when you bend over." There I'd said it, it was out there, I was attracted to this gorgeous woman.

I felt her stiffen, I looked at her face, her eyes, her chin, those kissable lips.

"Are you serious, I mean, totally serious? Are you hitting on me?"

I nodded, she smiled leaned in and kissed me.

"Oh thank God, I thought it was just me."

I looked at her and grinned,

"Pardon me?"

"I've realised recently that I fancy the pants off you. I was kind of hoping that you.... Might feel the same way about me."

Them we were laughing and kissing and hugging and kissing. It was getting a bit serious a little later and I had my hand on her boob and she held one of mine. Then the kitchen door opened and we both brought our heads back and slipped our hands away. Sofia and Pod stood looking at us, I noticed Pod's hand hold Sofia's.

"So looks like Mummy and Mumma finally got it together, thank you ladies, it's been too long coming."

Pod just grinned and swung her and Sofia's hands back and forth.

"I don't know what you mean."

I answered in a fluster, noticing how the startled red faced embarrassment of Jenna made her look so desirable.

"Mum, you and Mumma are made for each other, Pod and I have been saying for months that we needed to get you together. Now the dick heads out of the way it's perfect."

"Young lady you do not refer to your father as a dickhead!" Jenna said with steely resolve.

"Even if he is." I added, which made her laugh.

"Even if he is." She repeated and I laughed.

"Well whatever, if he has decided to dip his wick elsewhere, we want you and Mumma to have joint custody of us, we don't need him or his new floozy in our lives. We can live without him."

"What about Petra and Susie and little Ethan?" I asked.

"Petra says her daddy is mean to her mummy and he doesn't play with her or Susie anymore. Mum, Mumma, please, we want to be with you guys okay." That was Pod, caring as ever.

"I'll let the judge know exactly what we want," Sofia said firmly.

"I have no doubt that you will honey," Jenna said, "But your dad might have other ideas."

"Then I'll make it quite clear that if he has us, we'll be the worst daughters he'll ever see. The daughters from hell will soon drain his patience and his wallet. The school will be suspending us, if not excluding us within days. You cannot imagine the chaos we can cause, Huh Pod."

"Couldn't agree with you more my evil sister, we'll make his life hell." That from Pod was startling.

"Pod would you really do this?" A shocked Jenna asked.

"If it means we eventually get to be with you full time Mumma and Mum too, absolutely."

I looked at Jenna, she looked as shocked as I felt. Jenna stood and pulled me up, arm around my waist.

"You must see that your mum and I are very close. There appears to be a lot of mutual attraction, but it's early days. I... I have been having a few problems with you dad in the last few..."

"Years Mumma, we've noticed, we feel so sad for you, you're loving and kind and so like mum, the way you always put us first. Now it's time for the pair of you to put yourselves first. Pod and I can hold the others together, you need to find some "you" time now. The films over, it was good..." Sofia looked at Pod who nodded agreement. "Now we're off to bed, you need to talk, or possibly more. We'll see you in the morning. Goodnight Mum, good night Mumma."

She and Pod kissed and hugged us both then left. We stared at each other for a few moments, then holding hands walked to the lounge. Once inside we instantly gave its a quick tidy. Putting crayons back in packets, collected the drawing and colourings together and stacking them neatly. Ethans toys were quickly gathered up and placed in his toy basket. Finally we sank down into the sofa, leaning in to each other and holding hands.

"So Sarah Gardiner, what next?"

"Well Jenna Gardiner, I really don't know, I'm in awe of our daughters. Well slightly scared of them actually." She laughed, "It seems they think we should be an item."

"Yes, but what's all this with Mum and Mumma?"

"It's their way of seeing us as a couple, so Jenna, have you ever, you know... with a woman?"

"No, have you anything of that sort you want to share?"

"No, I mean I've often thought, wow she's beautiful. But not, I'd... do that!"

"Do that? That's a bit sexist and macho isn't it?"

"Well I don't know how to put it another way. It's sort of shorthand for, 'there's a woman I'd want to get to know, take home and have sex with', which is a bit of a mouthful isn't it?"

"Yes it is but you know, it perfectly sums up how I feel about you. Oh goodness me, look at this I'm at home." She winked at me and we giggled, heads together.

"Can I take you to bed, please?" I asked.

"Thought you'd never ask my sexy friend."

"Sexy friend, hmm you little temptress let's go test that mattress of yours."

"I bet you say that to all the girls,"

"You'll be my first and only."

"Promise,"

"On my life."

"Oh God, I love you Sarah,"

"I love you too Jenna."

"I'll get the lights, you go up and get all sexy."

"I have absolutely no idea how to do that."

"Don't worry you got it covered already."

That was five years ago and I've never been happier. We married last year Pod giving me away as Sofia gave Jenna away. Ethan was ring bearer and Petra and Susie bridesmaids. Mark and the other partners were there and Mona cried throughout. Happily both our families were there too, delighted by our union.

He, who I won't name, has remarried, this time some poor nineteen year old he met at a party. Pod wondered if she should give her our details just in case. Pod's actually only a year younger than her and her names Jessica. He has the family once a month for the weekend, it fits in with his busy schedule apparently. Then he has them for a fortnight in the summer and a week in the New Year. The girls won't do Christmas with him or their birthdays. Sofia is at University studying law and Pod wants to join her next September. Sofia is delighted and has already warned her roommate she'll be an ex- roommate for the second year. Petra and Susie are now in junior school and Ethan is in the infants.

I made Senior Partner this year and sit on the Board. Whilst the guys play golf or whatever, I go home and spend time with my wife. Since the place is quiet without the kids, well let's just say, getting dressed in time for school pickup is sometimes a close run thing. Hey we're young and lovers, leave us alone. It's been quite a ride, but amazingly I've come out of this with the most beautiful woman I could have imagined with five wonderful children and a career I always dreamed of. Jenna, it turns out is the cake queen of the area and runs a thriving business providing celebration cakes in the neighbourhood. She has three women working for her and the children help after school. Although it's not safe to trust Ethan with the washing up. We are still Mum and Mumma, just as Sofia decided, its stuck and I love my Mumma with all my being and I know my Mumma loves me too.