Not having children of her own, Kate was thrilled at the chance to adopt a motherly role - and Tony assured her she would be paid back when they all were finally together at Christmas. When Tony began to ask for money, it was initially for help with his daughter's expenses. "I really looked forward to someone saying to me, 'How was your day, honey?' I hadn't heard that in many years, so I'd forgotten how good it felt to have someone, anyone really, to talk to - but a man to talk to was especially nice," she told me. Before long, he was professing how much he loved Kate, asking her to look at houses for them to eventually move into together and check out schools for the children. Tony would message her daily, sending pictures of himself and sharing stories about his two children and his wife who he said died of leukemia. Over the next couple of months, Kate became swept up in what she thought was a whirlwind romance.
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