"Still." She lets him tuck her close and comfortable against him, without resistance. "It's got to sound like a whole other world, even without the time travel stuff. The truth is I grew up as an only child in a wealthy family, and I never had to struggle for anything material."

Her smile is a little wry, but fond. "And my parents are both great, but they never really understood me. I was pretty far from the daughter they thought they'd have."