“Hello dear! It’s so nice to see you. I haven’t seen you since the wedding,” Chris smiled at his grandson’s wife and kissed her on the cheek. “So, tell me, what’s going on with my house?”
Peter and Hannah exchanged a weird, quick, side-eye look, but Peter answered first. “We wanted to remodel it before you left the hospital. It was in serious need of some TLC, and we hoped this would make you feel better. But you’re out sooner than we expected.”
Chris smiled widely at the two young people in his living room, thinking how thoughtful they were. “That’s wonderful! Although I hope you guys are not spending much money.”
“Oh no, no. Don’t worry. I know a guy,” Hannah chimed in, placing her hands in her pockets. Her grin was awkward, but the older man didn’t notice.
“Cool. What about my stuff? Where are they?”
“They’re currently in…. uh… storage, except a few things we want to replace as a gift. Those are outside waiting to be picked up by the garbage men. We had to put it there for the remodel,” Peter explained with a strange pause. “But the bedrooms still have everything. Don’t worry. We’ll be able to sleep well at night.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much, my boy. You are amazing!” Chris stated, hugging them both simultaneously. He was insanely happy to see family again and realized how much they cared for him to do something so thoughtful. “Now, listen. I have to get some prescriptions filled up, but I’ll be back soon.”
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