"You can give him hugs, too," she reminded him. "You're good at them. You were good with all the little ones this weekend. Protective a-and ... kids really just need, you know. To be safe, and fed, and loved. The rest is details. I mean. There's lots you can screw up but I don't think anybody gets it perfect, you know? So long as they've got somewhere warm to sleep and food in their bellies and hugs and kisses for scraped knees ..."

She trailed off, not wanting to think about how few of those Reno must have had, himself.