“Sewing flowers onto things that don’t need flowers.”

After several seconds of consideration, Lucy surrendered the bear. Rebecca sat at the table beneath the yellow kitchen light and repaired the arm with small, strong stitches.

Then she removed a brown button from the inside of her expensive winter coat and sewed it where Toby’s missing eye had been.

Lucy examined the result. “He can see again.”

“Only on one side.”

“That’s enough.”