Fifty-four!  Grandpa age indeed.  Mable wasn't sure if she'd ever known someone so old before.  She probably has, but just not been aware.

She smiled and nodded at his question, eyeing the heavy clouds in the sky.  "I'm staying in a hotel with a boy - Edmund, he's called.  We've been together since... oh, well, for a very long time now.  Nearly a year - but anyway, yes, I have somewhere to stay, don't worry at all!"