Abby's heart dropped to her stomach as Bridget's face fell. She hugged herself more closely and bit her lower lip. "I'm sorry to hear that, Bridget. And I'm sorry to bring it up. I- I didn't know."
She couldn't quite bring herself to look back to Rena, able to see in the other woman's face that she'd upset her as well. "But your papa loves you very much, I'm sure. And it certainly seems to be that you have plenty of people who love you, too." And maybe that was the wrong thing to say as well. Abby looked down again, taking a careful breath.
"I'm sorry, though, Bridget. I- maybe I should just go."