Chapter Thirty Eight

A few years ago…..

I stared at Nanny suspiciously. "You want him to date her Nanny?"

Nanny sighed deeply and dropped her knitting rope. "I am not saying she has to be the one he would date. All I am saying is that your papa should have the chance to love again, after the painful loss of your mama." Her eyes held pity.

"But what if….what if I don't want him to? What if he forgets Mama?" my chin dropped.

Dad deserved all the happiness in the world, but at this moment I wasn't sure if dating my school teacher was one of them. I didn't want to have a school teacher as a stepmom, and maybe also because I wasn't prepared to let go of Mom just yet and accept another, something I also expected from Dad.

"Oh child," Nanny stretched out her hands to reach mine. "Loving someone doesn't make a person forget those who are important to them. If your Dad finds happiness in Miss Penelope … be rest assured that your Mama would want him to stay happy, she would want him to give a second chance with lov