"Oh..." Sophie tried to keep her expression flat. She was curious to know what was the conversation about but she didn't want to look very interested. She was giving consideration to her mate's feelings. Leland must not think that Sophie wanted to know things about Nicholas.
"I think we need to sit down and talk about this," Leland said gently. He looked at her deeply, as if trying to find assurance that she loved him more than she loved Nicholas. "I might have misunderstood his family and... him."
"Oh... is it a good thing or a bad thing?" Sophie asked. Her heart fluttered when she realized Leland no longer had that hatred in his eyes when he mentioned Nicholas' name. Did something happen to soften Leland's heart?
"It's a good thing," Leland assured Sophie. He bent down to pick up the babies and took them in each of his arms and motioned Sophie to come inside. The woman followed him.
