Mum Got Sick On Our Holiday

The story

On holiday, his wife falls ill and asks him by text to keep her 23-year-old daughter entertained. Harriet has her own idea of entertainment, and her mother is one floor up.

Why it’s hot

The stepdad's angle on a holiday gone sideways. His wife is upstairs asking him to keep her daughter happy, and Harriet has her own definition of happy.

Who it suits

Step-family taboo told from the stepdad's side. Pick it if that angle appeals more than the usual stepson setup.

Where it sits in the catalogue

Five episodes is the house length on Candy AI: 172 of the 184 series with a public list run exactly that long, so this one is a single-night watch. Finishing it costs 36 tokens, which one Premium month of 100 tokens covers with 64 to spare. You will also find it on our Vacation shelf.

If you liked the setup

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• My Girlfriend’s Big Sister is Riley Reid: His girlfriend brings him to a lake weekend and forgets to mention her big sister, Riley, who has her own way of testing whether he deserves her sister.
• My One-Night Stand Is My Girlfriend’s Mom: A stranger from a Miami night turns out, three weeks later, to be his girlfriend's mother, played by Asa Akira. The rule for the evening: her daughter must not hear.