“If Mommy ever comes back, will you love and protect her?” Robbie asked again.

“Of course I will,” Zachary replied without hesitation. Then he asked curiously, “Why do you suddenly ask?”

“It’s nothing,” Robbie said shortly. He didn’t want to tell Zachary anything without confirming it for himself first.

“All right. Wash your face and go down to see Great-grandpa. We’ll eat together,” Zachary concluded, patting Robbie’s little head.

“OK,” Robbie nodded obediently.

Zachary returned to his own room and changed his clothes, preparing to join his family for dinner. Just then, Ben appeared with the report: “Mr. Nacht, the hospital just notified us that Ms. Blackwood has woken up.”

 

“OK,” Zachary acknowledged. “We’ll visit her later tonight.”

When Robbie came to Henry’s room, he found Henry sitting in a wheelchair, staring blankly out at the storm. He looked utterly forlorn.

 

“Mr. Robinson, be a good boy and bring this cup of hot tea over to your Great-grandpa,” Spencer whispered placing a steaming cup in Robbie’s hands.

“OK,” Robbie said. He walked over to Henry, calling softly, “Great-grandpa!”

old man

crossed over to his front, then repeated

fixed on Robbie, bewildered for a moment. Then Henry cried elatedly, embracing Robbie, “Robbie, why are you

you,” Robbie replied, handing Henry the

He took a big

rather urgent, so

looking at him fondly. “Robbie, you can tell me anything. If you’re unhappy, let it out. You can argue or debate with Great-grandpa, no problem at all. Just don’t keep it to

good to me. What

eat together as a family,” Robbie declared, tugging at Henry’s frail

“Sure, sure.” Henry nodded.

outside the room. Jamie and Ellie ran

Ellie’s excited squabbling over

time to eat! Mrs. Rawlston prepared lots of

even squeezed juice

is squeezing juice?”

a hand,” Robbie announced, taking over the handles of

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