Robby quickly comes back inside not wanting to be out of Laura's presence for long. Laura is already sitting on the sofa, the BBC morning news on the television, and a fresh cup of coffee in her hands. Robby sits next to Laura after he pours himself a fresh cup of hot coffee. "Everything all settled for today then? You obviously got the day off." Robby asks teasingly.
"Yes, I did and obviously so did you which is probably good since it looks as if you could use some more sleep. You look absolutely exhausted." Laura comments.
"Ah, I just get caught up in cases that I can't figure out and I sit up for a long time trying to square the circle. My brain doesn't like loose ends and right now there's a lot of those in this case. I called Hathaway and he said, "At least I know you're in good hands. Don't be a pest." He's right; I am in good hands, I'm just not sick." Robby brushes off Laura's concern.
Laura smiles brightly at Robby. He has an excellent sense of humour when he's not working. "How are Lynn and the baby?"
Robby's face brightens at the mention his granddaughter. "They're great. Baby's growing all the time and Lynn's always calling to ask for parenting advice. It would be better if her mum were here for her to talk to really. I wasn't the best dad in the world and I don't remember a lot about when Lynn was a baby. I was so tired all the time when she was really young. She was a sweet baby and so is my granddaughter. Lynn sends me pictures all the time. She's absolutely beautiful and Lynn says when I call she loves to hear my voice. It's fun."
"You sound like such a proud grandpa, Robby. It's so nice to hear from you this way. You sound so proud of your daughter. I know how hard it must be to know that Val won't get to see your granddaughter grow up. Do you tell your granddaughter about Val?" Laura asks softly.
"I tell the baby about Val every chance I get. I sent Lynn some pictures of Val to put in the baby's room. I don't want the baby to not know her grandma. Val would love this. She was so good with our Lynn when she was a baby. I loved watching Val and Lynn together when Val didn't know I was there. The two of them were so sweet." Robby sighs.
Laura reaches for Robby's hand to reassure him. She doesn't mind talking about Val. She knows he sometimes needs to talk about his late wife.