05-24-2020, 01:04 AM
Frederic glanced at Miss Calloway just as her eyes lifted to meet his and he felt a stirring in his chest, something he hadn't felt in a long time, despite how his son Clover often tried to make it happen through his well-meaning but misguided matchmaking. Just as he opened his mouth to reply, a young, familiar voice cried, "Pa!" and Frederic felt a small being leap onto his leg, holding on like a monkey.