Friendly Warning

After dinner, things settled into a quiet lull. It was clear Bella and Dante were getting restless, both of them squirming and yawning. Bella kept tugging on Vance’s ankle until he finally chuckled and said,

“I would’ve loved to spend a few more minutes getting to know you, Seraphine, but it looks like I’m on bath and bedtime duty tonight.”

“Of course, that’s no problem. I live next door anyway,”