5 years, that’s how long it had been since Graham’s wife’s passing,five long years

With time he had gotten over it, of course, and with time he had found a sort of balance in which his two daughters would stay happy and healthy while he worked and had a social life of his own

Yet the question remained…would he start dating again?

He couldn’t lie, he had slept with women while getting over his wife’s death,but they were meaningless,and he never told them about Sophie or Olivia,that would just complicate things,so he believed that no, he couldn’t date, he didn’t even know where to begin when it came to dating once again

Thankfully for Graham,he didn’t need to know, one of his friends decided that the best thing to give Graham for the holiday season was setting him up with a woman. him,on a date

”Oh but she’s nice” his friend said, but what did it matter if she was nice?! He was a mess! He could only think of two things to say, one “Hi! So,how big are you on children?” And two “Ever heard of widowed men?”

Still,here he was,wearing his navy button-up (because Olivia cut up his purple one for arts and crafts) and taking a deep breath,before stepping into the local pub