Noah looked up with a mixture of hope and suspicion. Did she actually like having him here? And James? No, that proved she was just being kind. All the same, he appreciated it. "I would never think you and Mr. Meijer monsters, ma'm. Ye've been very kind. I was just afeard... well... Crane was t' only one at the police station who believed me. I was worried ye would think I'd actually done sum't wrong, and with you with t' bairn and all... I thought ye might consider me too much trouble to deal with... I didn't mean to give ye trouble, ma'm."