Back in Time

Dinner falls quiet when her dad drops the bomb—he's marrying Carmen. Debbie's smile sticks while her mind races. Too fast. Too convenient. The next morning her sisters turn on her, words sharp and quick, leaving the air raw. Debbie heads straight for Karen, the one person she expects to get it. Karen already knows. Instead of siding, she talks Carmen up—warm, gorgeous, effortless. Debbie feels the ground shift. Karen keeps going, telling the story of her cousin Nicky, the girl who turned the house on its head by slipping into her stepmom Lucy's bed and never letting her leave.