Katie's father was at the airport waiting to meet her. She was going to spend a week with him, and usually she really enjoyed their visits. But this time was different: her dad was getting married, and Katie wasn't at all sure if she liked the idea.
On the way from the airport to her dad's house, Katie almost kept silent. Finally, her dad asked, "Do you want to talk about it, Katie?"
For a moment, Katie sat silently. Then she said, "I'm sorry, Dad. I just don't think I want you to get married."
"I thought you liked Celia," Katie's dad said.
"I do like Celia," Katie answered, "It's not that at all. I just don't know if I want her for a stepmother — that's totally different."
"It really is different," her dad agreed, "But I hope you'll get to like having Celia as a stepmother. She likes you a lot, you know, and I'll bet Megan will, too."
"Who's Megan?" Katie asked. She hadn't heard that name before.
"She's Celia's daughter," her dad replied, "She is your age, actually, so maybe you'll even have something in common."
After dropping Katie's luggage (行李) off at her dad's house, Katie and her dad went to meet Celia and Megan at a restaurant. They were going to have dinner together. When they got to the restaurant, Celia and Megan were already there. Celia introduced Megan to Katie. At first, Katie didn't know what to say to Megan. But then, Megan said, "Mom, don't forget I have swimming practice tomorrow."
"You like to swim?" Katie asked hopefully.
"I love it—I'm on our school swimming team," Megan answered excitedly, "Do you swim?"
"I love to swim, too" Katie said with a smile. Maybe having Celia as a stepmother wasn't going to be so bad after all.
