"It is," Abby admitted, smiling a bit and unable to help her gentle laughter at Bridget's demonstration of romance. She looked back to Thomas, blushing again, before her gaze moved back to Bridget.
"Your real mama. I- I'm sorry that I haven't been able to be here, and I didn't- I didn't tell you before. I didn't know until yesterday, when your papa told me. A very- a very mean lady kept me away from you both, and told me- told me that I had lost you forever." Abby bit her lower lip, flushing a deeper red. "That's why I didn't know about your mama- well, me- yesterday."