The next day Daisy took Lotso with her everywhere. They went to the park together. They swung on the swings together. When she had lunch she held him in her lap. She wouldn't let him out of her arms for a second. He realized that this was her way of apologizing for losing him. Her Lotso was really lucky to have her. He at times would almost believe that they knew each other forever but in the back of his mind he knew that he didn't belong here and he would have to leave. That night Daisy brushed her teeth with him in her arms and read him a bed time story. As she held him in her arms and told him she loved him Lotso was brutally reminded that she didn't love him. Daisy had a mirror in her room. In her mirror he saw another Lotso and a clown doll. He looked happy at first but then he started to cry and he knew it was because of the imposter in Daisys arms. He knew that Lotso wouldn't like the imposter if there positions were switched he would hate the imposter too for stealing Daisy from him. Lotso left the window turns out they weren't actually his tears although they may of well been. He resolved to go explain the situation as soon as Daisy fell asleep. They might be able to share Daisy or he could try to find somebody else though he knew he would not be able to find somebody as special as Daisy he couldn't force his way in. He heard the real Lotso yelling something about Daisy not loving him anymore and thought he heard somebody call for their mama. He hoped Daisy would fall asleep quickly so he could explain.
When Daisy finally did fall asleep the imposter squirmed out of her arms as quickly as he could without waking her and set out to find the real Lotso. All he was able to find was a baby dolls bonnet that had gotten dirty from being out in the rain. He took it with him and went back. Daisy needed him after all she was on the verge of tears over the thought of not being able to find him. Even if it wasn't him she needed.
When he got back he told the other toys what happened and asked them about what he saw earlier apparently Lotso was not the only one lost that night that bonnet actually belonged to her baby doll one of her favorite toys. Funny with the way she acted you would think she only lost the one. He vaguely remembered her Lotso yelling that she replaced all of them. It must have been an attempt to comfort the others with a lie that they were replaced and not simply forgotten.
The next morning Daisies mother saw her running down the stairs with her new Lotso none the wiser and knew she did the right thing. After all Lotso meant a lot to Daisy but when it came down to it he was just a chunk of cotton held together by a piece of cloth, like a pillow. Replacing him was a little white lie that comforted Daisy and hurt no one.
