"So, what's the problem?"

"Could be a lot of things, I guess," Harry said as he turned his head to the other side.

Diane noticed the change in his voice and began to draw some of her own conclusions. If Grace was in New York under Harry's supervision, and ended up bruised and pregnant, Harry probably felt as if he had failed in his duties toward her and her family. He might not be very keen on telling anyone either.

"Other arm."

Harry rolled onto his back and offered his left arm to Diane. He watched the firelight on her hair with fascination as she worked.

"You know, Harry," she began," Grace really misses her grandmother."

"I thought she might."

Diane raised her eyes and studied his face. He was staring at nothing again, but didn't tense up. She decided to take another step.

"Now that she's getting closer to her due date, she said she's feeling kind of... well, needy. You know, afraid of labor, that kind of stuff."

"Oh, I didn't know. I mean she doesn't tell me, and I just figured she'd talk to her doctor if she had any questions. He's the best I could find."

"Well, it's one of those things you really need another woman for; someone you're close to. Someone who understands the whole process. It's a pretty major event in her life."

Harry listened thoughtfully. He draped his free arm across his forehead and continued to stare. Diane waited quietly, giving him time to think as she steadily rubbed his hand. She wondered how he handled his problems with Grace when he was under with Don Kirkendall.

As if reading her mind, Harry finally spoke. "Do you remember the day I came to the station and I gave you the story about how I'd blacked out and lost Don? "

Diane nodded.

"Well, I wasn't hung over but I'd had a hell of a night. Gracie paged me at the hotel and said she didn't feel too good. I made some excuse to Don and managed to get over to her place. She was hysterical and starting to bleed."

Harry closed his eyes against the vision and went on.

"I got her to the hospital and stayed with her all night. They gave her some drugs to stop the early labor, but she was really wiped out-- I mean scared out her mind and there was nothing I could do about it. I just paced around in her room like an idiot."