"Hey, Gramps," Chris said as he walked into his grandfather's house and gave him a strong hug. "Tim is right behind me; we came by to take you to dinner and thought we would spend the night if it's okay with you."
"You boys are always welcome," He said. "It gets lonely sometimes after your grandmother passed a few years ago."
"You should move into town," Tim said as he walked into the living room with his suitcase. Setting it down he hugged his grandfather.
"We bought all this acreage when your parents were kids so we would not be bothered by noisy neighbors. I have no intention of selling and will miss the quiet and solitude of the lake."
"Why don't you get ready? I'll get my bag out of the car, and we can head into town for a nice steak dinner and catch up." Chris said.
Chris and Tim are cousins. They were headed to college after summer came to an end. They had been like brothers growing up. Their grandparents had four kids, two boys and two girls, who lived by each other, and all their kids hung out together.
At Molly's Diner, their grandfather's favorite eating place, they were seated and placed their order. Chris and Tim were the youngest 18 of the grandchildren; they were the most motivated, it seemed, to make their way in life.
"You're looking a bit tired," Tim said to his grandfather.
"Age will do that to you," he responded. "Never thought I would make it to this age, 71 years, but here I am. Glad you boys came out to visit. What have you been up to since school got out."
"Well, Tim said, "We have jobs making videos right now. We have also decided to start at the community college; it's closer to home and doesn't cost as much."
"I have money if you need it," Gramps said.
"No, we have plenty of money after we got into the movie business; we just want to spread it out and use it to make investments while we work toward our MBA."
"What kind of movies are you making?" Gramps inquired.
"We brought the five me made with us. We can watch one back at the house, and you can tell us what you think." Christ informed him.
"And what are you boys investing in?"