Without much thought, James Black opened his arms and held Jane Sampson tightly in his embrace, "From now on, if you want me to hold you, just say, James, hold me for a moment. You don't need to ask if it's okay."
Jane Sampson softly responded with a "hmm".
Her face was relishing the warmth in his embrace.
Standing before Granny Sampton and Grandpa Sampton's graves, Jane Sampson clearly recognized this.
In this world, she was nearly left with nothing.
"James, Grandpa is gone, Grandma is gone too. Others have daddy and mommy, at least they have a place to go back to, but with grandparents leaving, I only have one path forward."
Jane Sampson gently bit her lips, "And this path can only lead to you."
"If my life is a triangle, before there were Grandpa, Grandma, and you, each standing at a corner, together supporting the triangle of my world. Grandpa left, and it was just Grandma and you supporting it. Now, Grandma is gone too, and you're the only one left in my triangle."
