James and Bella were now alone in the room. They hadn’t had any time together like this for days since Abby’s accident.
Bella felt embarrassed. “I think I’ll go and look for Abby.”
But James stopped her with a gentle hand on the shoulder.
“She is fine. My Mum is with her.”
“But what if she can’t take care of Abby alone? Abby is naughty.” Bella wanted to find any excuse to leave.
“She will be your mother-in-law soon,” James teased.
Bella pushed him aside, avoiding his gaze.
“Why are you so shy? We already have Abby,” James laughed.
They sat down together on the bed. The silence lingered for a while till James started talking again.
“Bella?”
“What?”
“Bella…” James said again and leaned his head against Bella’s shoulder.
Bella pushed his head away; she wasn’t falling for that!
“J
