Mara hesitated at the low cost. “It feels silly,” she admitted. “I could just buy new—”
Chris smiled. “Better’s good at stretching what we have. What’s in the bag?”
Chris shrugged. “I only did what felt right. Things should fit the lives we live in, not the other way around.”
“These are yours,” Chris said, handing over the bag.
Chris felt that same warmth he had the day Mara first walked in. He set down his needle and nodded. “Teach them to make things better,” he said. “That’s the whole idea.”