Oh, shut up. It's perfect.

[And because she's sort of laughing and Definitely Not Crying (honestly, she's out of the danger zone - especially with him being so him about it and immediately finding fault where none exists - but there's a lingering waver to her voice anyway and that comes out half-hiccuped and weird. She makes a face against his shoulder, turns her head to rest it there a moment, and clarifies.]

I've had books of stories all my life. I love them, but I've never had anything like this.