A few moments later Jeffrey and his kids come into the suite. "Stay positive." Diana whispers in Tom's ear.
"Hey kids! It's so good to see you!" Tom says as he enters the room and hugs his grandkids.
"Thanks, Dad." Jeffrey says as he hugs his father. He pulls back and turns to his kids. "All right, dad is not going to be long and then we'll all go out to dinner."
"I'll walk you out, Jeffrey." Tom says quietly. "Be careful. Don't provoke Marian."
"It's slightly too late, Dad. I just took her kids from her. She's none too happy right now." Jeffrey says quietly. "I'll be back later.
When Tom re-enters the room Diana is sitting on the floor with his grandchildren playing a card game. They're drinking lemonade and eating homemade chocolate chip cookies. "Hey you kids are you eating all my cookies!"
"Yes grandpa." Tom's grandson, Charlie, says as he looks up at his grandfather with chocolate all over his face.
"You're not allowed to touch the cards anymore! You're all sticky!" Tom's granddaughter, Emma, says fiercely.
"What are you playing?" Tom asks sitting just behind his granddaughter.
"Crazy eights. Wanna play? It's fun." Emma says as she cuddles against Tom.
Tom wraps his arms around his granddaughter and gives her a squeeze. "Of course I'll play. Deal me in."
"Yeah!" Emma says as she carefully deals eight cards.
"Do you want lemonade?" Diana asks smiling over Charlie's head.
"Sure." Tom says as he smiles at Diana and then goes back to sorting his cards.
The mood in the room is calm and everyone is having fun. For the first time Diana's enjoying spending time with Tom's unruly grandchildren. Tom stretches and then gets up and goes and sits next to Diana, and puts his arm around her shoulders.
"Can we watch T.V.?" Emma asks after Diana had won the crazy eights game.
"Of course you can. Watch something appropriate though." Tom says as the four of them settle onto the couch. "You cheated, Diana." Tom whispers in Diana's ear.
"Why would I cheat your grandchildren at cards? That's cruel! Besides I could only see your cards." Diana says as she smirks at Tom.
Emma sits next to Diana. She appreciates having a strong female role model in her life for once. She watches Diana lean her head on her grandfather's shoulder. She's happy her grandfather had found someone he can be happy with. She starts to get sleepy and she lays down and puts her head on Diana's knee.
Diana is startled. Emma's never shown any affection towards her before. Diana reaches down and loosens Emma's hair and runs her fingers through it. For the first time Diana feels a sense of family.
Soon, all four of them are fast asleep. When Jeffrey comes in the T.V. is still on and the four are still asleep. Jeffrey slumps into an armchair nearby. He looks at his father, who has fallen asleep with his arms around Diana's shoulders. He smiles; his father is happy again and Diana is happy for the first time since Jeffrey met her.
