" She must have wanted to kill you for bringing an old girlfriend’s baby home.” “Pretty much,” Paul said. “Mom, I liked Terri, but it wasn’t out of affection for her that I took Hannah home. Have you held that little girl? Let her put her arms around your neck? Who, in their right mind, could have left her behind?” Marianne put her hand against Paul’s cheek, leaving a trail of flour there. “You’re a good boy, Paul. I don’t know where you got it, but you’re a good boy.” He "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)