Wonder

but you’re okay with it? she asks me sweetly. you’re not too freaked
out? or scared?
i’m not freaked out or scared. i smile.
she nods and looks down at the polar bear on her lap. i can’t tell
whether she believes me or not, but then she gives the polar bear a
kiss on the nose and tosses it to me with a little smile. i think that
means she believes me. or at least that she wants to.