I looked over at Christina, who gave me a reassuring nod, before looking back down at the gravestone.

“Yes, Leo, she knew her,” I answered softly.

“And Grandma was trying her very best to protect us all.”

Leo nodded his head as if he understood the deep meaning behind my words.

Then, he reached out his little hand and wrapped his fingers tightly around mine, exactly as he had done in the hotel hallway on that fateful wedding morning.

Only this time, there was zero fear or anxiety residing in his bright brown eyes.