George chuckled. "Well. I'm very glad to see you, too," he said. And he was. He would have missed her terribly, even if she hadn't been going through such a terrible time.
He crouched down, lifting the boy up. "Wonderful!" he said. He glanced at Agnes. "Yes, I have been to the libraru. It is quite impressive. I will take Hector tomorrow and we will pick out some books. But for tonight, I think I can manage to tell a story without one." He tilted his head. "How about... The Gingerbread Man?" he suggested, looking at Hector.