Since he’d woken up, his sense of smell and hearing had grown sharper. He peeked around the edge of the tree and saw Sadie walking back with a pink raincoat slung over her forearm. Shit, just what I needed to wear, he thought, but beggars couldn’t be picky. “Don’t come any farther,” he said, holding up his hand and checking that all his bits and pieces were well covered by the tree. The lady was old enough to be his mom, but he still got embarrassed about stuff like this. He held out his hand and she gave him the raincoat. “Don’t suppose you have it in another color?” he asked. “Sorry, I don’t. Pink’s my favorite color.” Pity. He slipped his arms into it and wrapped the coat around him. Lucky for him, Sadie was on the bonny side, but the coat was still a little snug. If he didn’t breathe out, he should be just fine. He stepped out from behind the tree and held his hand out to shake hers. “Nice to meet you, Sadie” “I’m glad I finally found you.” “You were looking for me?
