Normally most parents/ step parents would be thrilled with this news. Easy to find out when the kid is up to no good. Unless of course, you have said child sworn to secrecy and she isn't supposed to tell someone something and her actions lead that someone your keeping the secret from straight to the answer of what that secret is.

It started about a month ago with the heaving dramatic sighs of how quiet the house was when SO and his kids go home to their apartment. This was not a casual comment, this was a teenage girl out to win an Oscar nomination for a performance each time it happened. Which was almost daily for over a week.
(I rather enjoy the peace and quiet save for Usher coming out of her room at near full volume).

Then it was the comments here and there out of the blue on how the office really wasn't used a lot. And could just be another bedroom instead of an office.
(It doubles as an office and a guest bedroom).

Then it was a three time slip in one weekend of her calling SO "Dad" then running away and her and SD giggling over it as they ran to her room together.
(For two girls who have nothing in common, they have been thick as thieves for about two weeks now)

About a month ago it was her wanting girl time with me. This time we spent doing hair, painting nails and had her rummaging through my jewelry box wanting to know which I liked better diamonds or sapphires.
(This from a child that I doubt would know a sapphire if one bit her).

This Saturday SO wanted to take everyone out to dinner. As in him, me and all three kids.

It's Tuesday and this child is texting me wanting to know what I am wearing, clothes, shoes and jewelry. When I told her I would deal with that decision on Saturday, she started texting me suggestions.
(This from a child that wears either: Jeans, sneakers, t-shirt or: Shorts, tank top, flip flops. Fashion diva she is not).

Is it just me? Or do you ladies smell a SO sized rat, who has three kids in on something that is not as secret as he is hoping?