“This is my project!”

She rose an eyebrow. Then the second. She took the image from him and looked at it closer. “This is the costume?”

He nodded, thrilled.

How adventurous. “That’s a lot of fabric.”

“I’ve saved up!” To show her it was true, he held out his wallet. She already knew how much was in it. “Can we go to the crafts store?”

She ruffled his hair. “You know what? Let’s do it. Halloween, look out.”