“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.

boy and bring this cup of hot tea over to your Great-grandpa,” Spencer whispered placing a steaming cup

said. He walked over

man

his front, then

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

Henry the cup of tea. “Drink this,

delighted. He took a big swig from the cup

on my mechanical dove today. It was rather urgent, so I may have been impolite to you. Don’t be

fondly. “Robbie, you can tell me anything. If you’re unhappy, let it out.

Great-grandpa’s really so good to me. What

We can all eat together as a

“Sure, sure.” Henry nodded.

the

suddenly grew vibrant from Jamie and Ellie’s excited squabbling over who would get

Rawlston prepared lots

squeezed juice for

is squeezing juice?”

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