Frankie had had a long and boring day in the café, nothing had really happened and the most exciting thing that had was a mug had smashed. Oh the joys of her life…
It was late in the day. Getting on for four which she was grateful for. It meant she was going to be able to go home in an hour. She was looking forward to putting her feet up.
Just then though, the door opened. She expected it might be Chesney Brown, the little sweetie. He came in for a coke on the way home from school a lot but it was not, not today any way.
It was Jim. She smiled.
"You alright?" she asked. He looked a bit – well worried. Not worried, no, miffed.
"It has been a long day." He revealed.
"Well me about it." she said as she sat down realising Roy was upstairs. She was going to get in no trouble for it. "Every one wanted a butty or a cuppa. I've been rushed off my feet." She complained.
"I found out I was a grandpa." He replied.
"Ok so you win." She said and he laughed. "You never knew about Amy before today?" she asked unsure.
"I heard her name for the first time yesterday!" He sighed unhappily. He should have been in her life from the start. "She's a little gem isn't she?" he said to her. "Bright as a button no doubt."
"look who's become the doting grandpa already." She said to Jim.
Laughing together he sighed yet again. He had had a good day in the end. A hard one and he was glad he had been given a chance to be with her at the end of it. But he was going to be even happier when he got back to Liz.
"I have to get over the road." He said to her.
"Of course you do," she sighed to him. It was besides the point that she wished he didn't. She wished she knew more about him and that his attention was on her. But for now he was too smitten by his first love.
Nodding like a gent as he left he headed to the rovers. He had missed his wife in the hours they had been apart, even if he was annoyed she had not told him of the fact they had a grand child.
Going in he saw the night time rush had not yet started and he kissed her swiftly.
"Good day?" she asked as she got him a pint.
"It was if nothing else a revealing day. I met Amy today," her said and she nodded.
"I wanted to tell you but there wasn't ever going to be the right moment after she had turned a month old. More like a week. I should have told you sooner. Are you angry?" she asked.
"No. how could I ever be angry with you yet." he smiled.
Yet…
"Well any way." She said moving on. "I need to talk to you about some thing. Some thing huge." She said to him.
"Shoot." He told her.
"Do you remember when this place was up for sale and we put a offer in but it was turned down?" she asked and he nodded.
"What would you think if we tried again." He asked her.
"Tried to do what?" he raised a eye brow.
"Get our hands on this place you know. Become and land lady and lord of the rovers." She suggested. "Together…"
"Well… I can't say I have really thought about It." he sighed. He had wanted it. He had wanted it so bad when they had been younger. Maybe it would have helped them stay together last time but they hadn't got it then, yet here again was the chance.
"Well you need to because Fred and Bev are going to be selling up. They have given me and you first refusal!" she squealed with delight.
He smiled. He guessed they had always wanted it (she clearly did). It was going to be a lot more roomy than the flat was.
"What's to think about?" he asked her.
"Oh Jim do you mean that?" she asked.
"Of course I do. If we can get our hands on the money then lets do it." he proposed and she smiled.
Maybe this was a sign that every thing was going to be ok for the two of them, he thought.
Every thing was going so well. Maybe even a little too well but if some thing did go wrong then they would cross that bridge when they cane to it. But for now the wind was blowing there way.
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Days pasted and it turned out with a loan and a bit of help from Steve they were going to be able to do it. The McDonalds couldn't have been more chuffed with the way things were mapping out. The icing on the cake was when Andy announced he had no plans to return to Spain this time.,
He had nothing going for him over there right now and he wanted to be with his family. Maybe start afresh here again.
Smiling to herself as she did the dishes a few weeks later Liz bobbed her head along to the radio early in the morning.
"Any chance of a brew ma," asked Andy as he came in to the kitchen,. He had been living with his mum and dad again whilst he had been looking for a place in England.
He was in fact thinking about buying the flat off his brother. It was cramped will his mum and dad were here but when they moved in at the rovers…
"You're a cheeky sod you are son." Said Liz but put the kettle on, and called through to her one.
"You want a brew love?" she asked she called to Jim.
"Yes please!" came his answer.
She felt sorry for him having to go out and work in the raw garage environment when the weather was in the state it was at the moment but winter was always going to come.
Smiling as her husband came out and kissed her next gently she sighed. She had been waiting for this for so long.
"What are you going to be up to today Elizabeth?" he asked her.
"Nothing much till I go in to work, why?" she asked.

"Because I was just thinking perhaps we should getting going arranging the wedding." He grinned.
"Well yeah, I guess. Why don't I go down the registry office today?" she asked. They had talked about it already and neither was up for a big wedding. Just some thing small with close friends and family.
"Sounds like a plan to me so it does." He grinned. She was going to be his again soon.