Faye Priest, 42, Stourbridge
Winking, my stepson Ben, 23, flashed a cheeky grin at a pretty girl walking past the house.
‘Always one eye on the ladies,’ chuckled my hubby Richie, 45, as we stood on the drive chatting.
It was June 2018 and Ben had spent the day at ours.
Cracking jokes, always talking non-stop.
He was full of energy.
When I’d first got together with Richie, 10 years ago, he’d told me about Ben and his younger brother, Jordan, now 20.
But he’d lost contact with them when they were little.
Only, Ben, then 14, managed to get in touch with Richie via Facebook.
And, now, the three of them were closer than ever.
The lads lived with their mum Julia, 49, round the corner.
It meant the…
