" She went down the stairs in her stocking feet. When she got to the bottom, she stopped suddenly. Chris was sitting up on the counter, John standing beside him. They were both rolling brown dough into small balls. She crossed her arms over her chest and watched. John had heard her come down and smiled at her. He gave Chris a nudge and inclined his head toward Paige, so Chris turned. “Mom,” he said. “We’re makin’ cookies.” “I see that,” she said. “John said Bear needs a leg—” “He’s been getting along fine—” “For looks,” Christopher said. Paige thought that Bear had been looking pretty awful for a long time now. But for the first time in too long, Christopher looked okay. * "

― Robyn Carr , Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)