I can hear the ache in her voice. This means a lot more to her than it does to Jo. She’s bracing herself for a rejection, but she’s silently hoping for more.
Jo considers that. “If Babushka is tired, maybe then you can read to me.”
Camila forces a smile onto her face. “That sounds like a plan.”
“Have you spoken to Aunty Bree?”
“I want to speak to her, too.”
Camila nods. “We’ll definitely speak to her together. Okay?”
Then she turns and focuses her attention back on Bogdan. His eyes go wide and he pretends to be knocked out cold. Laughing, she runs up to him and jumps right onto his stomach.
Jo just laughs harder. “You’re not sleeping!”
“No, no! No sleeping. It’s daytime.”
“Some people sleep during the day.”
I tune the two of them out as Camila gets to her feet and walks over to t
