Aurora looked at Caldwell in frustration. She said, “If you love me, you will accept the fox and make some attempt to befriend it.”
Caldwell rubbed his temples as he thought about what she had just said. Finally, he said, “You are not a child in a pet store, who might look up to its parents and say something similar. You are an adult. You should know that my acceptance or rejection of a stray animal has nothing to do with whether I love you or not.”
Aurora: “But Caldwell…”
Caldwell: “Aurora Foster, I said no, and I will not be manipulated into changing my mind. You can take the animal to the shelter and pay for its bills, but it is actually better for the fox if they care for him and send him back to his original habitat!”
Aurora: “You are wrong. Nobody could take care of it better t
