Sadie not known for her compassion was the first to Sam she put her arms around her, “Sam look at me, don’t end up like me, I never told a soul before, I ended up here in Glasgow cos my girlfriend went off with a man, a bloody man, she had chased me for months and we got together, we were living together for two years and I never knew she was shagging a man for one of them. I was totally broken up so I left one night with a bag of clothes the bank account and got a ticket to Glasgow.  I lived in a bedsit in Govern for months then got a job at an estate agents sales, thats whan I shagged Frankie and found you lot, you lot are the best mates I ever had, I shag anything I fancy that fancies me cos I can’t trust no more I pretend I don’t care but I do, I am mad about Lauren but she’s got a wife she’s not just a shag to me now I have fallen for her but I got to be realistic haven’t I she’s got a wife, I’m bad Sam and my life is shit cos I let a woman ruin me now I’m doing it to others. I’m a S*** really.”

Tess listened open mouthed, “F**k Tess close it there’s a london bus coming.

Sam ran past Lexi oblivious to her presence, Lexi raced after her, “hi Sam can I run with you?”

“Suppose so,” Sam was cool and had not really been to the flat since Lexi had moved in except to drop Sadie off after a minor brush with the law, of all the people Sam could have turned to the last one anyone thought it would be was Sadie but she seemed to have brought Sam back to earth, they met for drinks and coffees Sadie visited Sam’s flat and they laughed and joked into the small hours.

“So how have you been?”  Lexi looked at Sam and Sam smiled at her.

“I owe you an apology Lexi, all you have done is try to help me but I have been so wrapped up in me and how I felt I have not been fair to anyone, Sadie wasn’t someone I would assosiate with once but she is a sensitive person behind all that show of bravado.  I really like her but only as a friend,” the emphasis put on the words only as a friend made Lexi look at Sam. She saw something in Sam’s eye’s that made her feel the butterflies again and gave her a distant hope that one day they may be more than running partners or friends.

“How about a drink tomorrow night if you’re free?” the words hit Lexi like a train cutting through her own fantasy of thoughts.

“Yeah I’d like that. be good to chat to you when sitting still.” Lexi couldn’t help smiling.

“See you tomorrow at the bridge same time?”  Sam turned to go,

“Oh not tomorrow, Sam have to go to in to work till five, see you tomorrow night at about eight then?”

“You will.” The intesity of the look Sam gave Lexi took her breath away.

Lexi had been through her entire wardrobe by the time she left for the wine bar, “Do I look ok?” she asked Tess for the tenth time.

“Yes now go you’ll be late.”

Sam was sitting at the bar when she arrived, “Red wine please,” Sam ordered and the walked over to a table near to the wall.

The conversation flowed Lexi told Sam about her life in Australia and Sam about her reasons for coming to work in Glasgow.

They walked to the main road together to get a taxi, “I like you Lexi you’re fun and I enjoy your company we can do this again I hope?”

“Yeah of course we can.”

“Night Lexi,” Sam opened the taxi door and stood back to let Lexi in.”

“Night Sam.”

Sam walked to her flat not far away, she liked Lexi a lot more than she wanted to admit, Cat had only been dead three months and she was getting feelings for another woman, was it because of the way Cat had betrayed her?