Frederick and his family had never continued their search for a house and his parents never said anything about it. Frederick and Meg made sure that they helped out financially and that they, along with their children, helped out around the house. Frasier and Nora stayed out of Frederick and Meg's way when it came to disciplining the children. They had already done all of that, but if either adult asked them for advice then they would give it to them. Nora's health had continued to deteriorate and she was unable to leave her room for the most part. The four grandchildren, but mainly Elie, would ask her to talk or hang out but the woman always said no.

"Why can't we just get our own house?" Elie asked at dinner one night.

"We are staying here," Frederick said.

"Dad, we really should have our own place," Finn chimed in.

"I mean we don't really have any space we can call our own," Enzo said.

"Your father and I already decided that we are staying here," Meg added.

"Besides, you each have your own room," Frederick added.

"Why do we have to stay here? We hate it here," Lina said a bit loudly.

"Grandma and grandpa were kind enough to take us in when we needed a place to live and we are going to help them."

"Daddy, can I ask you one more question?" Elie asked.

"Is it about moving?"

"No," Elie answered.

"Then yes, you may ask me a question."

"Can I change my first name?" Elie asked. Everyone saw Nora's eyes widen at Elie's words. The sixteen-year-old had been named after her grandmother and she knew it. That's why she wanted a new name. Nora looked at her husband and the man knew that she wanted to leave the table.

"Elie, I think you should apologize to grandma," Frederick said.

"Why?"

"You hurt her feelings by asking to change your name."

"She's never apologized for hurting our feelings by ignoring us or shutting us out."

"She can't control what is going on and therefore doesn't have to apologize. Now, apologize," Frederick said sternly.

"No," Elie told her father.

"You're grounded then."

"Mom?"

"I agree with your father."

"That's not fair," Lina shouted, "why is she being grounded for not wanting to share a name with a crazy, mean, old lady?"

"Lina!" Meg yelled, "you're grounded now too."

The girls had finished their food and so they went upstairs to their rooms. Before going upstairs, Elie turned to face her grandmother, "I hate you, Nora." The teenager turned and stormed upstairs to her room. Frasier took his wife back to their bedroom. Once he had closed the door, his wife began to sob. The girls had never spoken to her like that and Elie had so much hatred in her voice.

What hurt Nora more was Elie calling her by her name and not 'grandma'. Although the girl hurt her repeatedly that night. Frasier lifted the woman and sat on the bed with her, holding her. Eventually, Nora calmed down, "Frasier, I want you to tell Frederick and Meg that they can leave. Actually, I want you to insist that they leave. I love those girls more than anything and while they don't feel the same, I don't want them to be miserable."

"Are you absolutely sure?"

"Yes, and tell them that Elie," Nora tried to hold back a sob, "should change her name if it's important to her," Nora began crying again and only stopped once she had fallen asleep.

Frasier tucked his wife in and left the room. When he walked into the kitchen, Meg and Frederick were at the table, "I need to talk to the two of you."

"Is mama alright?" Frederick asked concerned.

"No," Frasier answered, "she told me that she wants the girls to be happy and that you all should move out if that's what it takes."

"No, we're here to help and that's what we'll do," Frederick answered.

"Maybe we should leave," Meg said.

"What?" Frederick turned to his wife in shock.

"Maybe it's best for everyone. The girls are clearly unhappy and maybe mama needs some peace to help her get better."

"Frederick, she insists that you all leave."

Frederick and Meg took their family to go live with Kelly and Woody while they searched for a house. Nora slowly made her way to the kitchen with her walker.

"Darling, you should have told me you wanted to get up," Frasier went over to help his wife sit.

"It's fine," Nora said.

"I scheduled your treatment."

"Thank you," Nora was grateful to have her husband.

"Are you alright? You look a bit pale."

"I'm fine," Nora answered. "Have you talked to Frederick or Meg recently?"

"Yes, they found a house."

"That's good," Nora said, "what about Elie?"

"I don't know about that and I honestly didn't want to ask." Frasier rushed to his wife when she began coughing. He helped her take a drink of water, "are you alright?"

"Yes," she answered in a raspy voice, "thank you."

"Frederick would like to show us around the house. Are you up for that?"

"No, I can't walk that much."

"I'll text him and let him know."

A half-hour later, Frederick showed up at his parents' house with his daughters. He honestly doesn't know how he accomplished getting them to the house.

"Well, what are you three doing here?" Frasier asked surprised to see his son and granddaughters. He hugged the three while his wife looked at them in fear.

"Well, you said mama wasn't up to going to see the house, so I decided to bring pictures to show you." Frederick went over and greeted the frightened woman, "you look a bit pale. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Nora answered in a raspy voice before coughing. She used one of her shaking hands to grab the glass of water. Frederick rubbed her back with one hand and helped her hold onto the glass with the other.

Frederick was skeptical, "let me take a look because I am a bit worried."

Nora began coughing again and Frederick helped her to drink the water in front of her once more, "I'm fine."

"Humor me," Frederick had asked his father to walk with him so they could talk.

"Keep an eye on your grandmother," Frederick whispered to his daughter sternly.

Once Frederick and Frasier had gone outside it was just Nora, Lina, and Elie. Surprisingly it was Elie who broke the silence after a while, but not in a way that made Nora feel good. "I've chosen a new name and my parents are taking me to the courthouse tomorrow."

"I wish you would remember how much I love you. You and Lina made me a grandmother, and I love you both more than anything."

Frasier and Frederick walked back into the kitchen, but Nora, Lina, and Elie were unaware of their presence.

"You're not our grandmother, Nora."

"Elie!" Frederick yelled at his daughter.

"What? She's not genetically linked to us in any way."

"That doesn't mean a thing."

"Frasier," Nora called for her husband weakly, "I need some air."

Frasier noticed the drastic change in his wife's color. He walked over to help her up, but she was too weak to stand. "Frederick, something's wrong," Fraiser called for his son who rushed over.

"Mama, what's wrong?"

Nora was having trouble breathing and placed her right hand on her chest before moving it to her left arm, "chest...hurts."

Frederick called the paramedics. Nora coughed again, only this time Frederick noticed blood in the tissue she had been holding to her mouth. He lifted Nora to take her to the couch so she would be comfortable. "Darling," Frasier sat and held his wife of thirty-four years, "you're going to be just fine."

"Frasier...will you...do me a...favor?"

"Anything," the man said with tears in his eyes.

"Tell the girls...children and grandchildren...how much I loved them."

"I will tell them how much you love them because you are going to be fine."

"We both know...that's not true."

Frederick and Elie just stood off to the side watching the scene before them. Elie began to feel pain and regret, "daddy, I don't want to change my name," Elie whispered to her father. Frederick just put his arms around his daughters and held them.

The paramedics arrived and took Nora away leaving her family worried for her life. Frasier took his car and followed the ambulance while Frederick and the girls followed. They stopped by their house to get Meg, Finn, and Enzo.

"Dad," Frederick alerted his father of the family's presence, "anything?"

"She had a heart attack. They're running tests to check where they go from here. She's not conscious right now."

"Frasier," Nora's doctor walked out and up to his patient's husband, "we discovered that the heart attack was caused by stress. Now that could be emotional stress but it can also be physical. Her blood pressure is much higher than it should be. She does have endocarditis, but it's not as severe and the valve doesn't need to be replaced. I'm going to put her on IV antibiotics to clear it up. She'll need to be on them for six weeks, but she can finish them at home. Now, her mechanical valve is in good shape but it has been sixteen years since we put that one in. We can replace it with a new mechanical valve if you would like us to. Nora is getting older and that valve will last at the most another ten years. She'll be eighty-five and the surgery will be far more dangerous then."

"Dad, I think you should have the other valve replaced," Frederick suggested. "It comes with the same risks, but he's right. It's dangerous now, but will be far more dangerous then."

"Okay, replace the mechanical one."

"I'll have the nurse let you know when we have started surgery and keep you updated."

The doctor left the family to wait and see if their matriarch would pull through this time. "When I first met Nora, I was incredibly attracted to her." Frasier said, "she flirted with me to get the job at the station, but then became a nightmare." Frederick chuckled because he could imagine Nora making Frasier's life hell, "I tried to get her fired, and eventually I decided to have her, and the woman I thought was her mother, reconcile. Instead, I almost got her killed twice. She told the hospital after the first attack that I was the only one in Seattle she knew and trusted. I fell fast and hard for that woman. I don't know what I would do without her." Frasier began to release some tears, "Frederick, she was incredibly nervous about meeting you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, she was afraid that you wouldn't like her, and then our relationship would end. She told me she wouldn't be able to handle us breaking up. I told her that you would love her because I love her."

"She made such an effort to always make me feel apart of this new and large family you both created. I always felt like I belonged when I was at your house and I felt loved. I never felt like a step-son or a half-sibling. Mama was the reason for that."

"She's one helluva woman."