Emmett had something that he needed to tell both Clara and Verne. One of the problems of traveling through time, was that things could get out of order. This was going to be something that was going to be hard for a normal person to swallow. But, Doc knew that Verne and Clara were used to the strange things that could happen because of their traveling through time.
Clara had been at school working when she had seen Emmett talking to a new family that had just arrived in town. Perhaps it was her imagination, but she thought that the man sounded just like Emmett when she heard him talk and the man looked like Emmett as well. She wondered if they were his parents.
But at dinner that night Clara got her answer. The three Brown's had taken a seat at the table and were eating when Emmett told them of the new people who had just arrived in town. "They are my parents. Verne they are your grandparents. In this year my mother was just eighteen a year younger than Jules and a year older than you. She married my father at a very young age. My dad is just out of law school and is just twenty-six himself. " the Doc told them.
Verne was open to anything such as this and found it fascinating. He had thought that his father's parents would be arriving soon. He knew that they were the Van Brauns and that his father's father was a judge in Hill Valley for many years. "I would like to meet them. They will not learn from me who I am I promise." Verne promised his father.
Clara told Emmett "I would like to meet them too. Your mother is new in town and I know how that feels."
Doc wasn't sure if the idea of Verne and his wife meeting each other. But, they were right in a town the size of Hill Valley, he was sure that they would run into each other sometime. "Just be careful of anything that you say." Emmett warned them.
But Clara was just too curious as was Verne. The next day was another day of school and they would be walking by the house that Doc's parents were purchasing. For now they were living at the local hotel, but the house was going to be their home soon. They knew that the people that were selling the house were going to be moving out in a few days.
The next morning Clara went to the school and worked the entire day. As she left the schoolhouse she stopped at the local store. There she met the woman who would not ever know that she was actually Clara's mother in law. She was a pretty young woman and was busy ordering things for her new home. The house that they had purchased was furnished, but there were still many things that they would need to buy. Also, they were going to have a law office at the house, and that would require equipment.
Clara introduced herself to the lady and Sarah and Clara could feel that they were going to be friends. "I would be glad to help you out with anything that you and your husband need. I am the local school teacher. Do you have any children?" Clara asked her with a smile.
Sarah blushed as she told Clara that her husband and her had just been married six months ago and so far there were no children. But she was glad that Hill Valley had a school already. She had seen the children as they had walked to school .
As Clara walked by the house where her beloved Emmett was going to live out his childhood she smiled. Emmett was over there with his father and the owner the set up of the house. Emmett found that he couldn't stay away from his parents either.
When Emmett saw Clara he excused himself and walked the rest of the way to their house with her. She smiled as she watched her husband . He had a guilty look on his face. "Emmett it's all right that you went over to talk to your father. I would have too. It is not everyone that gets a chance to talk to their father as a young man. You are lucky." she told him and with that she took his hand and squeezed it.
Clara always knew the right thing to say and Emmett was already feeling better about going over to see his parents. The house looked very much the same as he had remembered as a young boy. He remembered the office and the kitchen and his mom baking . His mom had been a great cook and a great mom. Emmett had been a lucky young man. He had learned the law from his father and the sciences from his mother.
Verne had been at the store when his grandfather had come in to order some building materials for his new home. Verne had wanted to stop by and meet his grandfather earlier, but had not been able to come up with an excuse for being there. But, by accident his grandfather had come into the store while he was there. His grandfather looked a little like him, he thought. But when he spoke he sounded just like his father.
As Verne watched his grandfather give the man his order for the work that needed to have to do the construction on the house he offered his help. When his grandfather was introduced and he found out that he was Doc Brown and Clara's son he took the help with a smile.
Verne got to do something that he would never forget that day. He got to spend the day with his grandfather. He got to know him that day. His grandfather was smart and determined and very much in love with his grandmother. That day he got to have some cookies and milk with his grandmother and Verne couldn't wait for the opportunity to present itself again.