Woman's Own

I’M IN LOVE WITH THE BOY I USED TO BABYSIT

Kelli Regini, 51, tried to fight her feelings but she couldn’t help falling for a man 21 years younger

Pushing open the front door, I heard a low rumbling sound like thunder coming from outside. But spotting a flash of dark hair and a filthy red T-shirt, I knew that sound wasn’t the weather. It was Andy, one of our neighbour’s sons, running over the cars parked in our street. ‘Stop it! I’ve told you about this before!’ I shouted at him. But Andy just shrugged and ran off.

This was typical of Andy. Ever since he’d moved into the house opposite mine, I’d known he was going to be trouble. His parents had divorced and it was left to his dad to look after

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