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Chapter Twenty-One

When Joey and Seto got off the plane, there was Roland, Mokuba and Cassandra waiting for them and when Joey looked at his daughter he sensed something was really wrong. When Cassandra looked into her fathers eyes she softly said "daddy" and ran to him and as his arms closed around her he said "baby, what's wrong?"

Cassandra said "it's grandpa, he's really sick."

As Cassandra was telling Joey, Roland had told Seto and he had tears in his eyes and he went over to Joey and he put his arms around them and she looked at him and cried "he's dying."

Roland took them home and then after they changed they were going to go to the hospital. Joey and Seto were talking about Greg when Cassandra came into the room just as Joey said "how could he do this? He had a chance to fight this and he didn't take it and now he's going to die. How could he do this?"

Cassandra then stood there and she said "dad, please don't, don't say another word against grandpa. I know all about the fight that caused you to leave and I can understand why you had to, but he's changed. Granddad loves us and even though I don't know what's caused him to be sick I do know that he's been there for us and he's never asked for anything except our love, are you going to stop loving him now?"

Joey went to his daughter and held her and said "how'd you get so smart?"

She smiled at her dad and then she said "I had two very good teachers, you and granddad."

Joey sat her down and with Seto beside him, Joey told his daughter what her granddad was dying from. When he was done she was clinging to him and then as she wiped away her tears she said "please can we go see him?"

As they walked into the room at the hospital, Greg had just had a bad bought of gut wrenching pain from the results of the cancer and he was still crying as Cassandra ran over and took his hand and softly said "we're here grandpa, we're here."

Joey and Seto walked over and Greg looked at them and said "thank you for coming." Joey then took his father's hand and said "where else would we be then with you."

Then doctor came into the room and asked if he could talk to Joey and Seto went with them. As they stepped outside the room, the doctor told them "your father is in the last stages of the cancer and there really isn't much more we can do for him, and I don't want to sound cruel but we need that bed for other patients and so we need to find out what you plan on doing?"

Joey took Seto's hand and then Seto said "we're taking him home to stay with us. We will hire two Hospice Nurses to come stay with us and they can help us help him any way that we can." Joey looked into the eyes of the man he loved and he said "thank you."

Joey thanked the doctor and they went back inside the room and then he said "dad, you're coming home to live with us and I don't want you to argue with me about this."

Greg smiled at his son and son-in-law and he said "I won't and thank you for wanting to take care of me." Joey had tears running down his face as he said "why wouldn't we want to help you?"

Greg swallowed the lump in his throat and then he said "it hasn't always been friendly between us has it? I don't know if I deserve your love. All I know is that I've always loved you even when I was treating you so badly."

Cassandra then squeezed her grandpa's hand and she said "grandpa, we love you and we will always love you no matter what."

Greg smiled at this angel holding his hand and he whispered "your mother is so proud of you, do you know that?"

Cassandra then wiped a tear from her eye and she said "yes, I do know that, and do you know that when you were really sick she came to talk to me and told me that everything would be alright and that she and grandma would be waiting for you when your time came for you to leave this place?"

Joey closed his eyes and when he opened them he reached across the bed and took his daughter's hand and he placed their hands on his father's hand and Seto put his on top of theirs, Joey closed his eyes and bowed his head and he recited a prayer that was Michelle's favorite and as he said the words the others said them too.

The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green Pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake,

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

What they didn't see, was that as they recited the prayer there was Michelle and Victoria holding hands standing beside them saying the prayer too.

When they were through Greg smiled at his children and asked "where's Mokuba and Roland?" Seto told him "they'll be up to see you this evening."

They stayed a little while longer and then Greg was getting very tired and as they kissed him and said "we'll be back" he smiled at them and said "I love all of you" and then he closed his eyes and went to sleep. Cassandra clung onto Seto and Joey's hands as they left the room and as the door closed she collapsed and Joey picked her up and carried her over to a chair and he sat down with his daughter in his arms and Seto went to get some water for her to drink. Cassandra then asked her dad "why, why did this have to happen to grandpa?"

Joey had tears in his eyes as he listened to his little girl ask him a question he had no answer for and then he said "honey, I don't know. I asked myself that question the day your momma died and your Great Aunt Theresa told me, Joey everything has a reason for why it happens and only God in heaven knows why and sometimes it takes a very long time for us to ever understand why." She smiled at her dad and gave him a kiss and then Seto came back with the water and after she drank some she was able to walk out and they got into the car and drove back to the Manor.

That night as she was getting ready for bed she was afraid and went to her father and said "daddy, I'm scared." Seto smiled at her and opened the covers and said "come on, climb in." She slept between her father's and as Joey looked at Seto he whispered "thank you." Seto then softly said "she's our daughter and she needs us now more then ever." Then they closed their eyes and went to sleep.

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Chapter Twenty-Two Coming Up...Greg comes home...