Malachi set the strawberry down and looked at her. "We'll give it until Christmas. If nothing changes, we'll tell and try to explain okay? But can we at least give it until then?" He was trying. He really was. He never planned to lie to Evie forever if she never changed back, but he didn't think they had to rush into action either. Couldn't they give it some time? Couldn't they try before they just accepted it fully? He was doing best he could to try to accept everything, but it wasn't as easy as he wanted it to be.
Standing up, he leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "Until Christmas only, I promise."