The cat figurines draw her eye almost instantly, and Nel wonders if Grandma Amy loved cats as much as her Mum. Her hand at the edge of the box dips over the side to touch the fabric of the piece of clothing, but before her curiosity goes further, her attention returns to her grandfather. She furrows her brows as she recognizes how much this is troubling him, and she answers as well as she can, “You got a lot all at once, but we’ve gotten one or two things at a time, so maybe not...?”

Sliding off the couch, she steps around the front to climb up right beside him, and leans over to wrap her arms around his middle in a hug.