“I think he didn’t want you to worry. We talked a lot about how stressed you were when he was here. I think he took my advice to heart and didn’t bother you with it. He obviously figured out a way to transition to a normal state after he got home. Maybe he just disposed of them.”

“I don’t know. Maybe.” Joan replied with a long sigh.

“Would you like to come downstairs for a cup of coffee? Too much time on the internet is not good for anybody. Let’s go outside on the porch and take in nature at it’s finest.

“That might be a good idea.”

“Great, come on.”

After a couple of hours on the porch, the ladies saw Bobby returning from his walk. He removed the leash from Bear and walked up to the porch.

“How was your walk, sweetheart?” his mom asked.