Chapter 127

“You’re so good with her,” he said with a shake of his head. “I would never have thought to do something like that.” She shrugged a shoulder, “I have an advantage over you.” He gritted his teeth. “Yeah five years of getting to know her,” he said and she could hear the anger and regret in his voice. “I was thinking more of the four years of Early Childhood studies that I did,” she said to try to lighten his dark mood. He quirked a crooked smile. “Well, yeah, there is that.” He looked over the top of the screen for a moment before looking back down at her. “Are you sure there’s no way I can convince you to come to Merveille?” She sighed. “It’s probably best for Abby that we don’t. Heather dragged her everywhere, it’ll be good for her to have some stability.” “Yeah,” he said with a sigh, “I just hate having to leave her when we’re only just getting to know one another.” He paused and looked pensive for a moment like he was fighting an internal battle. “What?” she asked. “I was just thinki