Your baby self and my words are much stronger than your fragile grown-up independence, and we’re going to win.” Crystal laughed when she saw Carley’s shocked expression. “Well, that last part sounded a bit cheesy, but I think you get the idea,” Crystal joked.
Carley squirmed in the car seat. Crystal’s words made her nervous, but for some reason she also felt really good despite just receiving a threat that she’d be stripped of her adult independence, any Little’s worst nightmare. She felt a little tickle in her belly as she thought about all of it and wondered why she both dreaded and felt excited about the prospect.
The car stopped, and Carley recognized the place as Crystal’s house. “Wow,” Carley said.
