Theo considered this, then pushed one dinosaur toward Preston.

“Can a dad come to the dinosaur museum?”

“If we plan it with Mom, yes.”

“Then you can have the stegosaurus,” Theo announced.

“He’s good at remembering.”

It was not an instant repair.

The following week, Eli cried after a visit and demanded to know whether Preston would disappear again.

Another time Theo became angry because Preston was late after a traffic accident snarled the expressway.