Nell: I’m posting the link to that website again.
Me: Why?
Nell: Because people might not have seen it in the business of Easter and you need all the support you can get. It’s buymeacoffee.com/saramartin.
Me: Thank you. Do you know what I love about Dave?
Nell: His affectionate nature?
Me: He’s very cuddly. Darling Big Brave Beautiful Boy. But it’s not that.
Nell: His optimism?
Me: He always looks on the bright side. But it isn’t that, either.
Nell: Just tell me.
Me: I love the way he can look truly magnificent, in a ‘lions at Trafalgar Square’ sort of way, one minute and the next, completely not.
Nell: Lions at Trafalgar Square? What on earth are you talking about?
Me: All noble and stately.
Nell: He is the Mayor of Kingsbridge.
Me: But the next moment, he’s flopped on his side with an ear over his eye.
Nell: What’s adorable about that?
Me: It’s so Dave. He can never be Magnificent for long. It’s simply too tiring.
Nell: You mean he likes to be himself?
Me: Exactly. Dave is Dave. He’s happy in his own skin.
Nell: It’s also why he’ll never be a successful spy like Harriet.
Me: Davey could never keep up pretences for long.
Nell: Please don’t call him Davey. He’ll be 7 in June.
Me: It suits him.
Nell: Now, I know this is a tough week because we’re coming up to the anniversary of your little sister Alex’s death.
Me: My sister Charlotte is coming over on Friday to be with me as Alex died that night.
Nell: Alex died on 6th April which is also Charlotte’s daughter Scarlett’s birthday.
Me: It’s all very difficult, Nell, but we’ll get through it.
Nell: We will. Together.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
Nell: No need for sorry.
