459 Little girl (4)

"You're going to be a married woman before you know it. Is there something you want to talk about? I know it would be more suited for you to speak with your mother about this, but there's not much as your father that I can talk to you with you being a woman and I a man. Ask me anything you think I would have the answer to," said Phillip.

"Hmm. I don't have anything to ask mother at the moment so I don't know what to ask you. Maybe when the time gets closer I will have some questions for you. I am not worried about becoming his wife. I am yet to see how different it will be from now," Annalise replied, letting go of her father's arm to get up the small hill they had to climb.

"There is a little difference from now. It's harder to separate yourself from him unless you run away. Your names will always be attached to him so you'll share his praise and curses. There is nothing you have to fear. You'll figure out everything as you go," Phillip said as he did with Celine.