Emily kind of knew that she was dreaming, but that wasn’t important. What was important was that she not wake up.
Harpo was standing in front of her, and Emily couldn’t decide what to do. She knew that she wanted to close the space between them, but how? How could she do it without scaring him away? What if she spooked him and he remembered that he was dead? This was a fragile moment. He couldn’t disappear again. She wouldn’t let that happen.
Abruptly, Harpo fixed the problem. He closed the four steps between them all in a rush, grabbed Emily under the arms and hugged her tightly, lifting her bodily off the ground. He felt incredibly solid. She could feel his back under his coat, the muscles moving as he lifted her up higher. Then he put her down again. Emily didn’t let go. She just hugg
