Good news?
Daniel Thompson's heart stirred; it had been a long time since he had heard any good news due to his recent depressed mood.
He tried to suppress his excitement and asked, "What good news?"
Phoebe Belmont's voice carried a hint of coyness, "Congratulations, Mr. Thompson, you're going to have a child in your later years."
Child in later years?
Daniel Thompson frowned, puzzled, "What do you mean, child in later years?"
It had been a long time since he had done that sort of thing with Amanda Leaford; how could he have a child now?
Phoebe Belmont was shy, "I'm pregnant."
Daniel Thompson: "..."
Just as Daniel Thompson was about to ask what her pregnancy had to do with him, Phoebe Belmont promptly added:
"It was that time, after you and Amanda Leaford had an argument, you were kicked out by the Leaford family, you drank all night, and then in the second half of the night, we... "
The rest of her words abruptly stopped, but anyone listening would know what she meant.
