friendliness, was a good spot for convalescing. Miss Wonderly had picked up faster than I had hoped. Now she was almost normal.
“All right, kid?” I asked, smiling at her.
“Yes,” she said, stretching. “And you?”
“Sure, this is much more like the vacation I was hoping to find in Paradise Palms.”
“How long shall we stay here?” she asked, suddenly, abruptly.
I glanced at her. “There’s no hurry,” I said. “I want to get you well. We can stay here as long as you like.”
She turned on her side so she could watch me.
“What’s going to happen to us?” she asked, giving me her hand.
I frowned. “Happen? What should happen?”
“Darling, perhaps I haven’t the right to ask, but is it going on between you and me?” Her face flushed.