`` you ca n't believe everything you hear . '' she will have to settle for being a stepmother . '' she looked up at him , blinking in shock . but for some reason right now , it was hysterical . not that he appeared to be the kind of man who thought even once about anything . `` hey , so robin stayed over last night . '' `` it 's the same as it was when you left , i 'm sure . '' wed better stop him , she said wildly . 