"I think I finally get it."

"Get what?" There was something about the look in his eyes, the confidence, the surety, that had me swallowing hard.

"You." And as he smiled, it was almost smug. "I get you, Oz. You're a little, Aren't you?"

If only I had known at the time just how much those few little words were going to change my life.

The Little Of Oz Series

I pulled his little costume hood off, making him whine, and ruffled his hair. /"I thought you would be at school, Ozzypop. Why aren't you? And you really answered the door like that?/"

Oz blinked and looked down at himself. It was like a fluffy, zip-up onesie that he wore, black fur with a white patch on the tummy that spread out either side of the zip. He had little whiskers drawn on his face, too.

/"I'm not supposed ta open the door by myself,/" Oz said guiltily. /"But Da—Blake is in the shower and I thoughts . . . what if it's Mr postman? He always brings lottsa good stuff and when we open them, there's great things for me./"

His eyes had gone glazed and dreamy as he recalled the postman situation like it was some fabulous adventure.

/"And out postman is super nice cuz Blake talkies with him lots and he brings it up to our door because out mailbox is broken and we're waiting for it to get fixed./"

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