Mickey Deputy waited with anticipation on a Tuesday night as her mother, Jenny Deputy, told her to get in the car.
"We’re going to McDonalds," her mother told her.
With it being 9:30 p.m., Mickey was confused by her mother’s request. But she followed along anyway.
Mickey changed out of her pajamas and slipped into a blue and green dress, complemented by a sunflower bow, and sat at a table at the McDonald’s in Franklin, Ind.
As someone came around the corner, she heard a deep voice say, “Hi, Mickey.” She turned and grinned, her smile revealing a combination of bewilderment and excitement as Ball State basketball forward Trey Moses walked in.