She chuckled softly into the phone and he felt a pang of missing her. He really did love his mother and he was glad that she had found someone to spend her life with. God knows he was too busy for even his own social life to take care of her.

“All right then,” she said. “I’ll speak to Madeline and between the two of us we’ll get it all sorted.”

“It was really great to hear your voice mum,” he said softly. “I’m already looking forward to spending some time with ...