Grace's eyes teared up a bit when Astrid said those things to her. "Yes baby, now mommy is here to take care of your every need. I just want you to wake me up too if you wake in the middle of the night." Probably she'd wake up right away if she felt Astrid moving, but in case she didn't, she didn't want the girl to be left alone to fall back asleep, Astrid was afraid of the dark. "That's exactly how baby's should feel about their mama's. And I want you to know that you won't be withou mommy ever again." Grace regreted going to college and leaving Astrid alone, before that they weren't as close, but it still made a big difference, it was much worse because they didn't even see eachother or talk, Grace had missed so much, many things in Astrid's life. At that time Grace felt like she was leaving more than a friend, maybe deep inside she had always thought of the girl as her baby, but at that time she didn't understand her feelings to name them.
Grace nodded her head grinning back. "Not just cookies, I am sure she baked a cake too." Helen loved cooking, of course she'd love if even more if it was for her granddaughter, and for her mother's joy, she knew Astrid was a big fan of sweets. "I'm so sorry to hear that princess, and mommy wasn't even there to hold your hand." Grace knew many chlidren and even adults were afraid of going to the dentist. "Have you been there after that?" Probably Astrid wouldn't want to go to the dentist ever again, but she had to, it was about her health. "Mary is a doctor now, cardiologist." It was great that Astrid was interested in her family, because now they were also her baby's family, she wanted her to like them - she knew they loved her already-, the girl deserved to be part of a family.
Grace always made sure to express her love for Astrid, saying it, or kissing, or hugging, she wanted the girl to have the afection she never had before. "Your back is hurting too much that you can't stay with mommy while she prepares your baba?" She asked already picking the girl up, because possibly she would not want to be apart from her mommy, even if she was in pain. She smiled at the thouht of Astrid enjoying nursing as much she enjoyed nursing her, that interaction really made her feel like a mommy to her baby.