"There's not gonna be a next time because I'm not gonna let you get hurt again, ya doof." She flicked him in the forehead, although she had to stand on her toes and reach to do it. "But I fully expect to be invited along. I'd much rather know where you are and how you're feeling and that you're safe than not know anything at all. You're my bestest guy, Stevie. Nothing in the world can replace that."
She gasped, and pressed her head more firmly against his chest. "Do it again! Do it again! I want to make sure! How did you do that? You've always needed your inhaler. You need your inhaler and you're not allowed to climb trees anymore, that's the rules."