[ Her laugh bounces off the glass walls around them and she has to tilt her head slightly upwards in an attempt to stop the tears from falling. She'd pinch her nose — a surefire way for her to stop her tears — but she refuses to let go of him. ]

You're so mean, that hat is super practical. [ In fact, she had packed it in his bag before they had left that day — which can only mean it's gone since they didn't find it amongst those things. So maybe "was" is the better word here. ] If I start gifting hats to other people you're just going to be jealous and pouty and you aren't half as handsome when you're pouting.