When he brought up history she smiled. ‘’Depends on what you want to know.’’ She answered amused. While she knew more about history than the average person she didn’t want to bore him. ‘’Did you know that otters have a secret pocket where they carry their favorite rock?’’ Penelope said before he could answer her. It was just something sweet to lighten the mood. With still a lot of time before the squirrel rescue team would arrive, Penelope didn’t really know to say to make time fly by faster.
Benji’s features softened, like that one piece of knowledge had melted his heart. It was so light and pure. “Okay, that’s maybe the sweetest thing I’ve heard about history in a long time. Otters in general are just too good for this world.” God, it felt like his heart was clenching from just knowing.









