"When I said I was beginning to see you as a father, my wife said she was beginning to see you as a father-in-law."
He paused and looked at the startled Mr. Morris, then he asked.
"And Jewel. What did she say?"
"I'm beginning to see him as a grandfather."
At this instance, Mr. Morris took a deep breath, looked at Mr. Ken Israel who was still looking down and demanded.
"Why did you feel empty when they said that?"
"Because I could not give that to them. For now, that is just the only thing that I cannot provide for them, and the vacuum is permanently there."