"Thank you. For the ice cream too. And...making Robb happy." It took another sigh to compose himself as he scratched Summer's ears but then managed to give her a small if rueful smile. It was hard to look at this lady and imagine her as an endless, boundless god, but none of it felt like a lie.

"They said I could use the wheeled chair for now. It's for a grown up, but I like it."