Ben grabbed her and tickled her, before she could kick Thea to bits in her excitement.
Funny how the term Colonel was now used affectionately to refer to his father. Ben had never expected to have a good relationship with him, but things had changed a lot over the last five years. And the old man positively doted on his granddaughter.
‘I’ll be back in a few minutes,’ Ben said, placing the wriggling three-year-old on the floor, She raced out through the door to find Ben’s phone. He cast Thea a glance. ‘And then we’ll get ready to welcome our son into the world.’
‘Our new bundle of joy.’ Thea smiled
softly.
‘To go with our beautiful daughter.’ Ben beamed proudly. ‘Have I told you yet today how much I love you, Mrs Abrams?’
‘No,’ Thea teased. ‘So tell me now.’
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