She didn't see him, her back still to him. "Lost and alone in the world!" she proclaimed dramatically, lining along the doorway. "Abandoned by the person I trust most."
She looked over her shoulder and brightened, looking genuinely shocked. She inched towards him. "...really?"
She came up to him eagerly and hugged him back, her arms slipping around his waist and her head settling on his shoulder.
"Oh, no, I was," she said. "But then you actually said you would hug me and I crave constant human affection, so now I'm conflicted."
