A few months later, Meg went into labor and gave birth to another son. They named him Lorenzo Martin Crane. The girls were now five and Finn was a year old. The girls loved their new brother, but Finn wasn't so sure because he was too young to understand. Frasier and Nora waited for Enzo to come home to meet him. Even though she was significantly better, it was still too much for Nora to walk that far. She only worked two days a week and she only worked until she was done. She didn't stay later or try to help with something else. Nora was a bit nervous to hold Enzo. The first time she held Finn, he cried. Enzo just relaxed in the woman's arms and wrapped his hand around her index finger.
"He's so cute," Nora said softly.
"Thank you," Meg and Frederick said.
After a few minutes, Nora handed Enzo over to his grandfather. Lina and Elie came in and climbed up on the couch next to their grandparents. "He nice baby," Elie said.
"We like baby," Lina added.
"He really is a good baby," Meg said.
"He appears to be very calm," Frasier commented.
"He has the same temperament that Lina had when she was an infant," Frederick said.
"He's just so darling," Nora couldn't take her eyes off of him.
Over the next ten years, Nora and Frasier's six other children married and had children. With his wife, Maggie, Tony had Lincoln Martin Crane, Jayden Winslow Crane, and Mia Honora Crane. With his wife, Laura, Charlie had Evelyn Nora Crane, Aria Chinora Crane, and Jaxon Frasier Crane. Henry and his wife, Crissy, had Roman Henry Crane, Evan Johnathan Crane, Lennox Frasier Crane, and Aviana Vanora Crane. Savannah and her husband had Layla Sonora, Reagan Elkanora, Serenity Marianora, and Maximus Frasier. With her husband, Ella had Isla Anora, Eden Onora, and Wesley Winslow. Lenora and her husband had Charlotte Lenora, Bentley John, Nicholas Frasier, Luciana Leonora, and Joy Janora. Yes, every granddaughter had been given a form of their grandmother's name. Lina was the one exception. It started with each trying to find a way to honor their mother and became a game to see if they could all find a name every time they had a girl. Nora couldn't believe how it each time and still doesn't know how they managed to find all of those names. She loved it, though, and it touched her deeply.
Elie and Lina are now sixteen, Finn is twelve, and Enzo is eleven. One night the doorbell rang and Nora made her way to the front door. She couldn't imagine who would be ringing the doorbell at two in the morning. She also couldn't believe how sound asleep her husband was. Nora was almost at the door when her other grandchildren came down.
"Go back to bed," she told them.
"What if you need help?" Lina asked.
"Alright, I'll look and see who it is first," Nora looked through the door and saw a police officer, "go back to bed," she told her other grandchildren. The kids went upstairs but hung around the staircase.
Nora pushed her walker a bit past the door so that she could open it, "Elie!" Nora was stunned to see her teenage granddaughter standing beside the officer.
"Ma'am, this young lady said that she lives here," the officer said.
"Yes, I'm her grandmother," Nora said, "is she in trouble?"
"No, I found her walking along the side of the road towards here a few blocks away. I guess the boy she was with got drunk and she refused to get in the car with him. That was a smart decision."
Elie walked inside, "thank you for bringing her home. We really appreciate it," Nora and the officer said good-night, and the woman closed the door. Lina, Finn, and Enzo quickly returned to their rooms before their grandmother spotted them. "You should head to bed, it's late," Nora said as she carefully reached for her walker. Elie walked over and held onto her grandmother while she grabbed her walker and found her balance. The teen knew she had been weak lately. "Thank you," Nora said.
"You're not going to interrogate me?" Elie asked as her grandmother began making her way back to her own room.
Nora stopped and turned, "I'm sure that it wouldn't do any good to lecture you tonight. Besides, I'm just relieved that you're safe," Nora turned back and began walking again.
"You're not going to yell at me?"
Once again she stopped and turned, "why would I?"
"Because I snuck out and went to a party you told me I couldn't go to. Because I went with a boy you said I couldn't go with."
"Sounds as if you already know what you did wrong."
"Why did you answer the door anyway?"
"Because I was sound asleep," Frasier said as he appeared in the hall.
"How did you wake up?" Nora asked surprised that anything woke him up.
"Lina called me to tell me to get up and help you. Sorry, darling," Frasier said.
"Wait, aren't you both mad at me, or don't you want to talk about it?" Elie asked.
Nora turned back towards her granddaughter, "you can always talk to us about anything."
"Well, not anything," Nora glared at her husband, "what? There are some things I would rather not know."
"Look, Elinora, I am too damn tired to worry about lecturing you or making you talk at this hour. My body is failing me, I am frustrated beyond belief, and I just want to lie down so I can go to sleep. I'm sure I'll be in bed most of the day tomorrow. If you want to talk you can come find me then." Nora turned and Frasier held onto her as they made their way back to their bedroom. Frasier helped his wife back into bed.
"Darling, don't worry about anything. I'll take care of everything in the morning and for the whole day."
"Thank you," she whispered, "I'm so lucky to have you."
"So how many times did you try to wake me up?"
"I already knew you were sound asleep so I just got up myself. I figured as slow as I move that I had better start walking."
"You're body isn't failing."
"What would you call it?"
"You just need a tune-up."
Nora chuckled and the couple went to sleep.
