Thanks be to Ms. EBT.
Bella and I only speak a few more minutes before Ben calls with a crazed Charlie in the background. He's ready to put out an APB on Bella after he arrived at the funeral home late and found out what happened.
Charlie comes running out of the house the moment we pull into his driveway. He's frantic as he looks her over.
She hugs him, calms him down.
Ben walks out of the house, to me, and puts his arm around me.
"I love you," he whispers.
"Angela?"
Charlie walks to me.
"Thank you."
As he hugs me, I see Bella smile.