No really, I'm okay. I'm also a great liar.

an accessory brings out the inner nerd image in annabelle we've been needing

And when Annabelle gets the email from the director of the technology department that her first lecture will be open to enrolling students in the fall, we go out for ice cream to celebrate, despite it being January and way too cold for ice cream.

We get her glasses. I was right: she looks amazing in them. Like the nerd she truly is.

(When I say that to her, she punches me in the shoulder and tells me to shut up, but she's completely cuddled into my chest, so it doesn't have much bite to it.)

And then we watch her favorite movie, Big Hero 6. I fall asleep on the couch and wake up in our bed. When I trudge out to the kitchen, Annabelle's shrugging a coat on over her pajamas and she tosses me mine without turning around. We get into her car and go to the diner, spending much too long there for what was supposed to be a light breakfast.