Grace and Boyd are sitting cuddled on the couch with a glass of red wine each when the doorbell rings. This is the reason they decided to move into Grace's house, when they decided to move in together, because she gets visitors. "I'll go." Grace extricates herself from Boyd's arms, sets her wine down and goes to the front door. She's surprised to see her daughter on her doorstep. "Ellie! Honey, it's so good to see you! What's up?" Grace asks hugging her daughter.
Ellie nearly dissolves in tears when she sees her mum. "Can I come in mum? I really need to talk to you. It's important."
"Of course sweetheart. Come on in. Pardon the mess. It's been a crazy week." Grace ex orts her daughter into the sitting room.
Ellie immediately spots Boyd and says, "Oh mum, I'm sorry! If I'd known you were with your boyfriend I wouldn't have come!"
"Ellie it's alright! You're my daughter; you're allowed to be here whenever you like." Grace says seriously. "Ellie, this is Peter Boyd. Boyd, this is my daughter Ellie."
"Ellie, it's a pleasure to meet you. Your mother has told me a great deal about you. I have to say it's been a long time since anyone has described me as someone's boyfriend." Boyd teases Ellie.
"It's very nice to meet you, Peter. Can I ask you something?" Ellie asks Boyd.
"Of course you can Ellie." Boyd says politely. He doesn't want to put her off, at least not yet.
"Why does mum call you Boyd? It seems an odd habit it have." Ellie asks Peter.
"She started calling me Boyd when we first started working together. She's continued to call me that ever since. I've never particularly like the name Peter anyway." Boyd explains to Ellie. "I think that I'll head up to bed and leave you two ladies to talk. Don't stay up too late, Grace. We have to be up early for work in the morning."
"Mum! You are scandalous! Peter moved in and you haven't even told me about him!" Ellie sounds shocked. "You might as well stay, Boyd. Mum will tell you when she comes up to bed."
Boyd sits back down next to Grace. He sips his red wine. "What's wrong Ellie? You seem out of sorts." Grace prompts her daughter gently.
"Jim left me! I couldn't stay in the house for now. It was too emotional for me. I thought I'd come home for a while. Is that alright with you?" Ellie asks as she sits across from her mother.
"That's fine, you can always come home. I hope you know that. Grace says gently. She can tell that her daughter is very emotional.
"I hope this hasn't ruined any plans, romantically, Boyd by being here. I'll make breakfast for you in the morning. It's the least I can do." Ellie offers.
"That's sweet of you, Ellie. Romantic plans on weekdays are slim to none so I wouldn't worry. You know where your room is so you can go up whenever you're ready. Do you want a glass of wine?" Grace asks.
Ellie sighs heavily. "That sounds great. Thanks mum."