Her gaze met Thomas' and Abby felt her blush deepen for a moment before she looked back down to her lap. "I need to apologize, at least, for letting you think that I didn't know your papa. I- I've known your papa for a very long time." She wasn't entirely sure of where she was going with this- and she didn't quite know how to tell Bridget- there was so much to say and Abby didn't even know where to begin.