“A letter that’s unusual your family usually email you.”

“It’s from Gran, she doesn’t usually write at all, she usually gets mum to email,” Lexi read out the letter.

“Dear Alexandra, Full title as usual,  I have decided it is about time I took a look at the UK again, it’s 40 years since I last came home to see my brother George your great uncle, he’s not to well as you know so I thought I’d make the effort. I’ve decided to give a little visit to you and Sam in Glasgow whilst I’m there, I’ll be arriving on 24th June and will be in Glasgow on 15th July for five days with your uncle George. Can’t wait to see you, lots of love Gran.”

“Bloody hell, I can’t believe it, she’s 71 next birthday never thought she’d come over here.”

“Be nice to meet her, she’ll be the second member of your family I’ll meet,” Sam was grinning she had met George on several occasions, he had had a heart attack and was a bit slower on his feet these days, she had not met Gran Price but she had spoken to her on the phone and heard the messages on Lexi’s voice mails, something like “Now have I got this right it’s saying leave a message Tom? what do you think, long suffering Tom Lexi’s step Grandad would be heard saying well if it’s Lexi’s number to which gran would reply, Alexandra Tom it’s Alexandra then the message would end.

“Do you remeber when she was on skype and she couldn’t understand you didn’t need to go right up to the mic to speak, all we could see of her half the time was her chest?” Lexi was laughing by this time, “She’s a hoot Sam I love her.”

A knock came to the door, “I’ll go Sam left the kitchen, “Frankie, come in,” she opened the door wide, Frankie hesitated then entered the flat.

“I just wanted to thank you for the other night you and Lexi, I have been in hell, still am but after what you said Sam I realise I’m killing myself with this grief, I saw a very small light go on that night and I’m going to work on it getting brighter.  Ali gave me a card for berevment counselling and I threw it in a draw and forgot about it, when I moved here I must have picked it up with the other stuff in the draw when I packed up, it made me think I need to talk so I looked up a person more local and I’m seeing her tomorrow morning.  I better go I’ve got a photo shoot at the park, a dog parade for the local paper. It’s money so better not be late.”