A six-year-old boy sprinted from his home when he realized his "best friend" grandpa had driven across the country to see him – and to then reveal he was making the move permanent. Grandson Carson, who lives in Dallas, Texas, has built up a strong bond with his grandfather James Conley, who lives in North Carolina, as James had daughters and Carson is the only boy in his family. The 59-year-old was there for Carson’s birth, first birthday, vacations, first day of school, kindergarten graduation, basketball games, baseball games, the loss of his first tooth, and taught him to ride a bike. The pair were also able to do "boy things" when they hung out – but the distance was made it tough for Carson, whose single mom, TeAndra Taylor, 34, often asked her dad to move closer to them in Dallas. According to TeAndra, this was never a possibility for James, a retired military veteran, but on January 7 he hopped in his car and started the drive from Charlotte to see his best buddy and break the news.