Calling her by name directly seemed too intimate, but addressing her as Lady Stuart would be too distant concerning her relationship with Baron Stuart.
"No need for formalities, you're carrying my brother's child! Just call me Bella."
As she hesitated over what to call her, Bella Stuart broke the ice, bouncing over to sit beside Emily Walker, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she stared at Emily's stomach. "Can...can I touch it?"
She couldn't contain her excitement, having thought about it so many times before!
Emily hesitated for a moment, feeling that the young lady from the Stuart family was quite affable.
"Alright." Emily nodded.
"Really!?" As soon as her request was granted, Bella couldn't contain her excitement, nearly bursting into tears of joy!
Emily laughed and nodded again.
