"I'm so glad we went shopping together, Sarah." I said to Sarah when we were finished eating.

She turned to me and smiled. "Me too. It was great getting to know you more."

"Yeah," I laughed. "I wish we had done this a long time ago."

Sarah's smile left her face and she looked down guiltily. "The reason I hadn't tried spoken to you before was because I thought you hated me. I thought you didn't like the idea of your dad marrying again."

I looked at her, my eyes widen ...