After hours of telling granny about their their surreal engagement telling her that Norman propose after she won the national division of special delivery. And their wedding was small and simple as they asked Oliver to officiate the ceremony, of course Shane was the maid of honor and had the ceremony at the dead letter office and Oliver and Shane treated them to a reception dinner at the mailbox grille.
Granny told she wished could have been there but even she wanted she couldn't because Norman's grandfather was sick after catching granny up on Norman new life they decided it was time to go see Norman's grandfather at the hospital.
Norman and Rita with granny enter the hospital they reach the hospice wing where they keep the elderly who don't have much time left, granny tells Norman and Rita to wait in waiting lounge as she wanted to prepare him.
Granny left as Norman let go of Rita's hand they enter the quiet waiting lounge Rita sat down as she waited while Norman paced back and forth
Rita asked, "So how are you doing?"
"Fine"
"Are you sure you don't sound fine at all considering."
"Considering that my grandfather is dying and he didn't have the heart to tell me about earlier." Norman snapped
"Norman please don't snapped at me alright, I know you are angry and I know saying good bye it going to be hard believe I know."
"No! Rita, don't understand, you will never understand how my grandfather who love as a father decides disown because you decide to leave you dream, you don't understand how you try write, try to call and get nothing in return, No, Rita you just don't understand he is like to get left behind."
Rita couldn't hold it and ran in tears out of the lounge and but before leaving she said,
"Norman, you are not the man I married."
She runs out as Norman sits and cries knowing he screw things up with Rita. And he not sure how she was going to fix it.
As Rita rushed out of the lounge in tears, granny step out of her husband's room as he was ready to see Norman but she was concern to see her granddaughter in- law in tears. She went towards and ask
"Rita, my sweetheart, what's wrong."
"Oh, granny" she went towards granny as she one warm conforming hugs.
"What happen? Rita"
"Norman he is angry with me or maybe with his grandfather or both either way he is not the man I love"
"Oh honey, men especially the doormans men say stupid things when they hurt or angry but do want to know the upside though."
"100% of the time they don't mean what they say and will love you even more after they apologize for the mean and hurtful things they had done."
They pulled parted Rita stopped crying as Rita said "I know where Norman's gets kind and wise words from."
" Why, thank you, Rita."
Granny then looks at her husbands room and gets an idea then turns to Rita and says,
"Rita, there is someone who wants to meet and I would love to meet you."
Rita knows what granny is asking her to met as she said, "No, I mean, I wouldn't know what to say to him."
"You don't have say anything, just sit there keep him company while I talk to my grandson."
Rita sighed, "alright"
Rita and granny goes walks in to see Norman's grandfather, granny assists Rita to sit by his bedside it hard to see anyone in the shape that Norman's grandfather was. It was to hard for one to describe.
Granny lends into her husband's ear and said,
"Abe, Rita is here Norman's wife, she is a little bit shy so she might not say much but she going to stay here with you bit while go I get Norman."
Abe Shakes his head granny kisses her husband on head and leaves them alone.
Rita tries to think of something happy to say to be but seeing him so helpless and in pain all she wanted to was cry.
But Abe takes the pressure off by complementing her,
"Rita such a pretty name"
"Thank you, kind sir" Rita reply
"Please Rita don't so formal you are family now called me Abe"
"Thank you, for the offer but I am not family."
"Of course you are, I love my grandson, don't you."
"Yes, I do Abe, I do very much, he the sweetest man on earth but he so stubborn at times."
Abe coughs, "He the sweetness from his granny and stubbornness from me" starts coughing a lot Rita she grabs a glass of with a straw and gives him something to drink
Abe says, "thanks sweetheart you are a doll, Norman is one lucky man."
"No, Abe I am the lucky one."
Granny walks in the lounge to see depressed Norman as she called for him.
"Norman"
Wiping off his tears stands up and asked.
"He is ready to see me."
"Not just yet, he wanted to see your wife first."
"My wife?" Then Norman remember "oh yes my wife Rita."
"Enough with the charade, young man I am not a native old lady to know that you are not married that you only say from me stepping in you trying to woo, Rita, but all you ended up was play with emotions like a fiddle, do you have any idea how much that woman in their loves you."
"Rita loves me,"
"Of course you silly goose, she goes is the moon to pretend to be husband she travels hours alone to here for in time of need she loves you and when your grandfather you and Rita together that day knew you were happy and in love just like they were. Now what is stopping you."
"I'm afraid, Granny!"
"Of what?"
"Me screwing it up, losing her all at once and I can't risk granny! I have never been a relationship you and grandfather have, but if I take a chance I have me mess up I will never forgive myself!"
"I see, you and grandfather are peas in a pod,
So afraid in taking risks for the people you love you think the absolute worst. And it takes the women to make the move."
Norman said, "I am lost here ."
"My point exactly, you are lost, so lost you don't see love you have right in front of you." Granny sighed, goes on her knees faces him and tells him,
"Norman, I know you, I love you, god made to be sent on this earth to help people find hope in finding what they lost and god sent Rita to help you guide through it. Give all god your fears and doubts you have and let him lead you to what is in your heart which you and I both know Rita has it. The question is are you willing to give your whole heart to her just as she has for you."
Norman stands up says nothing goes to his grandfather's doorways just as when he was about to go in he stops and he hears the following conversation taking place
Abe asked Rita, "Can you humor a old man, and tell how you fell in love with my grandson."
"I don't know? I mean it is a long story. Besides Norman he really how I first fell in love with him."
Norman wanted to hear this story wanted to know if their love stories matched
"My lips are sealed if you tell me."
"Alright, let me see here, once upon a time in a dead letter office in Colorado about a year ago there was this woman named Rita she was organizing some dead letter when her boss Oliver O'Toole comes in with a surprise as they had a new associate to help in the dead letter office. I hope it was a girl as I needed girl friend to talk to. As sad I ended saying this out loud for this new associate to hear and he saids sorry to disappoint you I am not girl my name is Norman Doorman. He held out his hands and I reach for and when are hands touched we have a shook which was surprising to the both of us and any after we shook hand laugh about shocked I looked into his eyes and sweet smile of his that is when I knew I was in love crazy at as seems it is true love can happen at first sight for me and as I knew him over the course a year my love for him just grew."
Abe said "Thank you, Rita for telling me that I hope one day you' ll tell him that story promise me one day you will and then can tell you his."
"Thank you for listening, Abe, I promise one day, Abe I will when he'll tell me his " Rita said
After hearing that Norman who what he to tell Rita to show her how he felt for but before he does there is something's he needs to settle with his grandfather first. So he step his grandfather's and saids
"Hi there, granddad"
Rita turn smiled but he hadn't overheard their conversation
As Abe said "Hello, Norman good to see you"
"Good to see you too."
Abe added, "Your wife here has keeping good company, you are one lucky man Norman to have a kind hearted woman like this one."
"Oh Abe you are so sweet"
Norman added "Well at least he speaks the truth. Yes granddad you are right I am lucky to have Rita in my life."
"You are!" Rita squeal
"Of course, and I am sorry for snapping at you earlier it was not towards you forgive me"
"You are forgiven" Rita said smiling at
Abe added "okay you two, now kiss and make up."
"Maybe later granddad," then Norman turns to Rita and asks "Can you leave us alone for a moment Rita , take granny to grab a yahoo or two."
"Of course." Rita grabs Abe's hand says "Nice to have met you Abe"
He use a bit of strength to pull her upon his lips kissed it and then said. "The pleasure was all mine Rita send love to my wife for me."
"I will."
Rita walks out to find granny so they can get yahoos. Norman and his granddad were left alone as Norman sat by his side holding his hand trying not to cry as Abe requested of Norman,
"Please Norman this no time for tears now I want this last for moment for us to happy and joyful."
"I'm sorry granddad I should try harder to contact you."
"No apologies, besides I should do be the one apologizing" Abe coughing he grabs a tissue Norman sees he is coughing out blood which he looks away.
"Why didn't want to face me."
"I was ashamed, I saw you and Rita so happy I thought if you saw you would be angry and I didn't want Rita to you that way because I saw the way she looked you she admired you just as your grandmother admire me. She has always loved me before I even knew it. Let me guess same goes for you and Rita."
Norman shaking his head agreement knowing if he spoke he would sob.
"Norman" Abe's breathe getting heavy "don't... Be ... Stubborn ... like ... Me take the risk be happy with Rita promise me"
Norman crying, "I promise"
"Good go tell Rita ...your ..Story... Get...My wife.. It ... Won't ... Be ... Long ... I hear the angels...so beautiful..."
Norman screamed "granny, Rita!"
Rita and granny rush into the room Norman kissed his granddad on the head and told him
"I love you, granddad"
"I love you, Norman my son"
Norman crying wipes the tears as he walk to Rita who crying too he hands her a tissue
Rita says "Thank you, I'm so sorry Norman"
"I am not, he is going to a better place soon." Trying to smile as he is his grandfather and grandmother in one last loving embrace. Norman then looked at the heart rate monitor as he heart begins to drop rapidly he mumbles one last sentence, "I love you here on earth. My heavenly is now taking my hand into his heavenly kingdom. "
The heart monitor beeped as he heart drop to zero. Abe was gone. And granny sob embracing her husband as Norman and Rita embrace along her side grieving for a man who found The Lord just in the nick of time.