(Sorry, was craving crumpets :P)

Ivy had stepped back and kept quiet throughout, she didn't want to interfere as that would be what Phoebe would always remember. She didn't want to cause her pain, she only wanted what was best for her, to help her, to be the mother she had not had the chance to be. And then Phoebe turned away from him, and she held out her hand for her to take. She had counted for the fact she would feel so strongly for someone but she was glad she had chosen her mother.