Whispers

Millie stroked Gabriel's back soothing and comforting him. He rested his head against her shoulder his arm around her, holding her as close as he could. She stayed as still as she could hoping he would fall asleep.

What was in that letter? What had made Gabriel lose it, it was alright him saying that she couldn't read it, she was going to read it whether he said so or not. That little girl needed the best of everything, her mother was gone now, and even Andrea was awful to her, spiteful even. Who could do that to someone so sweet? At least she had her mother and sisters, no matter how awkward everything had been, at least they had looked after her when she was a child. Well, they sometimes looked after her.

Gabriel was going to be a fantastic dad. He had hardly taken his eyes off Katie all day, but then neither had Nick, they had held her hand, carried her, teased her made her smile. They were going to be wonderful parents. Millie let out a sigh, where did that leave h