I put the drawing on the refrigerator.

Whitney arrived later with cinnamon rolls.

We opened presents together at my apartment, following a plan Piper had helped create with her therapist.

She could ask for breaks.

No one had to hug anyone.

There would be no surprise visitors.

At one point she unwrapped a small wooden birdhouse Owen had made.

The roof lifted easily, and a painted sign above the doorway read COME AND GO.