Darby placed her purple mermaid bookmark inside her fat Merlin book and snapped it shut. "I want to be like you when I get older."

I screwed my face up in mock disgust. "Why?"

"You're not afraid of anything." She handed me her glasses and held the book to her chest.

"Yes, I am." Almost everything scared me these days. I unfolded myself from her and lay her glasses on the nightstand. After I kissed her on the forehead, I made a Darby burrito with her covers. ...