[Lovebite]

Thomas was apprehensive at first when his daughter ran off without him, going to call for her when she did and pushing himself up slowly as he was more top heavy than he would like to think. His belly going up first, then his hips and finally his shoulders as he pushed his weight up to his feet,"Bella!"He called gently, she never talked to strangers she knew better than that, maybe it was one of the servants that come around to the house. She was friendly to all familiar faces, he now saw who it was as he stood beside the stroller and he felt faint at the sight. "Ben..."