[ she shifts in her seat to get a bit more comfortable. flipping through the pages of the book, she says: ]

They're shooting stars. I guess you could also call them falling stars. And... [ her index finger lingers on one edge of a page, flipping it back and forth. then she looks at him, sparkles in her eyes. ] they say that if you make a wish on one, it will come true.

[ ugh...! this is the stuff of her dreams. ]