She had stopped dead and bent over to scoop two children into her arms.

With one easy motion, he scooped me into his arms.

Standing, he scooped her into his arms and strode to the bed.

A smile overcame him as he scooped her into his arms.

Then he scooped Olga into his arms and sat down again.

Claire scooped him into her arms and headed for the kitchen.

He scooped her off the bed, into his arms.

He slowly scooped her into his arms, thinking how light she seemed.

Without ceremony, he scooped me into his arms and headed for the door.

She'd felt that strength when he'd scooped her easily into his arms.