Golden Glade Forgive and.... Raise My Babies?

Her laugh made him even happier than her smile, but it was the trust she put in him that really made him at peace with everything. Alder really, really hoped that he could be a good of a dad as he wanted to be.... As good as a father as his own had been. Head hanging low, he rested his cheek again on her belly. 
         "I sure hope so, Heartha. I don't want to let my kids down like I was."