Embrace

"Husses, Gamma, Husses!" The little girl demanded, holding up her arms. Her hair of tousled blond-white dandelion fuzz stuck straight up as if seconding her excitement, and the smile lighting her chocolate-smeared face. When her grandmother scooped her up in her arms for "husses", the girl squealed with joy and delight.

Lucky are those who have such confidence in being loved, and those who find their confidence rewarded.