Chapter 33-4

Marley smiled softly, "Not a real one. A fake one. Do you want to pet it?" The girl nodded so quickly her glasses slipped again. She skipped over, so Marley shifted away to kneel beside her. She watched the girl's tiny hand feel along the fabric of the bear's giant arm with fascination. "I need to think of a name for him. Do you have any ideas?" She asked the girl, who was now playing with the bow. "Lo-Lovebear." she replied with her eyebrows furrowed in concentration. Marley loved children. Helping them, watching them grow and discover. She wanted to work with ones that deserved to live better lives. One day. "Lovebear it is. I like that name. It's so beautiful. Like you." Marley smiled at the girl who blinked up at her with one of her own. She was missing her front tooth, but that only made her cuter. "Thhanks. Hi, Lovebear. I love you." she wrapped her tiny arms around its neck. The sight was so heartwarmi