The good part about having known he was showing up for a visit today was that she'd actually had the opportunity to prepare herself for some things.

Like casually pointing out, "Do you see me wearing pants?"

He did not! Under her coat, she'd opted for a dress that did not quite reach her knees, and some knee-high socks that sort of compensated for that, so that her knees were the only fully exposed part of her.

But no pants.