"Dead? Oh my God, I'm so sorry about that! You two must have been pretty close if you remember her so fondly," Fay said, a hint of sadness in her eyes.
She didn't like the whole concept of death. It was too permanent. An experience that leaves traumatic moments in its wake. If she had the ability to snuff out death from the world, she would, and replace it with something less hurting.
He chuckled bitterly at her reaction. "I wish we were. I actually never met her in person. I only went by the description my wife gave me."
She frowned, her sadness at the thought of death, switching to confusion. "I don't understand. How come you never met your daughter-in-law?" She asked.
"Because I never accepted her marriage to my son," he said in a regret-filled voice, and shook his head.
