She can tell he’s startled. He looks at her as though he can’t quite recognize her. She could laugh. This man is programmed to love her, he exists to be wild about her, and even he is looking at her like that. What truly magnificent heights she’s reached.

They go inside, and Penny almost forgets about the van. This is her first mistake.

Adelle has nightmares. In most of them, she's a doll, wandering around the house with dull, vacant eyes, a pleasant smile on her face. She dreams this almost nightly. It gets less horrible every time.