After a while, it was Tommy who asked, "Is dad's dad, Grandpa?"
Emma Smith reacted and stroked his hair, "Yes, your grandpa is sick, and your dad wants to take you to see him."
Thomas now understood that dad and mom had their own families, and he wanted to be with mom, but grandpa was sick...
It took a while for Emma to say, "If you want to take Tommy to see his grandpa, of course, I agree. But, Robert and I are going back to Up City soon. You see, should we wait until we settle down before you take Tommy? Or is your dad's illness so serious that he must see him immediately?"
He had asked the doctor, and although Paul Edwards had suffered a stroke, it was discovered early and he was sent to the hospital in time, regaining consciousness. He was still being treated, and it was hard to say how much he would recover.
