Santa's next

Sarah came close to discovering that there are two Bun Buns the other day. We were lying in my bed, and she started opening the drawers on Barry's nightstand. Before she reached the bottom one (where Bun Bun #1 has been hiding for a few months), I quickly stuffed #2 behind my pillow and then made a big deal about "Bun Bun! What are you doing climbing in that drawer?" But Sarah just asked "Is there only one?" And then, to convince herself, checked out his tummy and saw the scar from where he had been stitched up. She then gave him a huge hug.
At the time I thought I had lucked out because that Bun Bun just happened to be the one with the scar. But in retrospect, I think she had been longing for the scarred Bun Bun for months, or maybe believing he had miraculously healed, and when she saw the scar again after those long months she knew her original best friend was back. So, the time has come for the Bunners to meet face to face and let Sarah trust her instincts.