07-24-2023, 10:35 PM
He hugged her to him and then kissed her forehead. "I love you," he murmured into her hair then. "And I love Abe. You're both beautiful." And then he moved from her side, if a bit reluctantly, but he'd been waiting for her to get up so he could make something for her to snack on. He got a few grapes from the bowl of fruit on the counter, some cheese, and some bread and butter. He put that at the table closest to her so she could eat at her leisure. He went and got a cup of coffee for her too. Luckily, that was still hot. He'd offer to take Abe back so she could enjoy a cup if she wanted, and assuming he had the little hamhock back, he would coo at the boy he was putty for before laying him on his tummy on the floor where he had laid out a blanket with some brightly colored things for him to look at since he was a bit too young for toys yet.