<div style="text-align: justify;">Joseph was indeed old enough to start forgetting things. He could easily forget things he had done during the day and then go back to do whatever it was to find it already done. Forgetting about people was harder, though. At least people he had known for a few years. New acquaintances were hard to remember. So, of course he remembered Miss Alexis. She was a part of the family he partially considered to be his own, after all.<br/><br/>When Alexis said she would miss her grandmother, the old butler nodded. He was sure she would. Sure, they had gotten into spats, but every family had their little disagreements. That didn't mean the love wasn't there. And he had to admit that Alexis had taken after the grandmother when it came to being headstrong. Miss Pam was much more flexible, but they were all good girls.<br/><br/>"We all are, Miss", he replied quietly, finally.<br/><br/>The man was about to say something more when Pam stepped back into the room. The man held the puppy carefully and tried not to get bitten, as the little animal was looking for something to chew on, as small puppies often did. <br/><br/>Once Pam was sure her puppy was secure, she greeted both her cousin and Travis, and then picked her furry child back up, walking up the stairs. <br/><br/>When Alexis asked how she had been, Pam sighed very softly, but replied in her usual positive way. "Oh, not bad at all. Finally found a job, I am now teaching music at a small school for girls near the cottage", she replied quietly, minding her way up the old stairs. "You should come visit, if possible, when you are around. Peter is gone most of the time, and even though the house is small, it can get pretty lonely", she admitted, not wanting to share that it could get lonely even when Peter was around. "How have you been? I really miss you", Pam completed, trying to sound positive again.<br/><br/>Once she stopped at the door of the room the family usually reserved for Alexis, Pam moved towards the couple. "Could one of you hold him for me so I can open the windows? Don't worry, he is very tame", she requested, waiting for one of the couple to get the puppy before stepping in and opening up the windows for the wind to enter the room and get the 'closed room' smell off of it.</div>