“You’re kind of like the young George Bailey.” He scrunches his eyebrows. “George Bailey. From It’s A Wonderful Life. When he was a kid, his little brother falls through the ice while they were sledding. George jumps in after him, saves him, and gets an ear infection. You’re George. I’m little Harry Bailey, the damsel in distress,” I ramble. “I guess technically, he couldn’t be a damsel in distress since he’s a boy. The very fact that there isn’t a male equivalent to a damsel in distress is so sexist and—” “Why does he do it?” Ambrose whispers, almost to himself. “What?” “Why does George risk
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