He was definitely an only child -at least so far as he knew- and any of the kids he knew were old enough to get squirrely about hugs, and considering he still thought he was dreaming, he didn't know that she'd expected anything different, but he nodded at the answer, "Nancy."

Though he squinted at her a moment later, as if trying to find anything he recognized as being Nancy, just shaking his head when he failed to do so, "And I guess you could be yourself, but if that's the case I don't know who you are."