TRUE-LIFE
Summer Mace, 24, King's Lynn
Flashing my stepdad Paul, then 38, a cheeky grin, I cleared my throat.
‘The first thing I said to you was I didn't trust you,’ I joked into the mic.
It was August 2020, and I was giving a speech at a very special occasion.
The wedding of Paul to my mum Lisa, then 46.
I was 16 when they met.
Mum had been divorced from my dad since I was 5.
But as a typical teen I'd been frosty with Paul.
‘Yet you quickly became my best mate,’ I told him and the wedding guests now.
He'd brought fun and laughter into our house.
But the best thing about Paul was how happy he
