I saw Danny glance down at his phone "I need to take this" he said I nodded he walked out of the lounge great his beautiful model of an ex was ringing him up great for a girls self confidence when she's just had a baby he was gone for 10 minutes I gulped my drink down feeling it go straight to my head he came back in "sorry about that" he said I stayed quiet "you ready for another" he asked pointing at my glass I nodded my head and passed him the glass he went to the kitchen and returned with full glasses "I need to go after this" he said "right" "I've got to go see irma" "that's fine" he took a deep breath I quickly drank up "slow down" he told me I got up walking off to the kitchen and pouring another "Charlie come on slow it down" "didn't you say you had to go" he shook his head "I shouldn't be too long I can come back" "don't bother" "Charlie" he said "its fine danny" he looked at me and left I made my way through half a bottle of jack trying to drown my sorrows my phone beeped at the side of me it was glen I opened up the text message "is danny with you he said he was coming to see you and he's not answering any calls or texts" I started to reply but decided to ring instead "hey" glen answered "hey he's not here he got a call off Irma and left to go see her" "he what are you sure" "yeh I'm sure I saw her name on his phone" "for fucks sake" "left about an hour ago" "are you ok" he asked "I'm fucking amazing" "have you been drinking" "abit" "Charlie that's not gonna help" "well that's where your wrong because it is" "get some water down you" "no I'm gonna finish this bottle" I said hanging up I poured another drink and carried on drinking an hour later there was a knock at the door I staggered to it glen ward stood there looking worried I stood to the side so he could come in "you found him" "not yet I was more worried about you" "I'm fine" "looks like it come on let's get a coffee down you" I followed him into the kitchen pouring myself another drink he snatched it off me "its not gonna help Charlie" "it will" "you gonna show me some pictures of the baby" he asked I grabbed my phone and bought up the pictures of Jacob and passed the phone to glen "aww he's a cutie" he said passing the phone back "you didn't expect to feel like this did you" he said "no I thought I'd be ok my heart knows he's not mine but my body thinks otherwise I know its early days I thought I'd prepared myself" "like you said its early days it will get easier but drinking won't help" "I know" glens phone started ringing it was danny "eventually where are you" "erm I had to go see someone" "yeh I know Irma" "what how do you know" "I'm with Charlie" "what why" "you weren't answering so I text her she rung me" "so you couldn't wait to go see her" "don't go there danny she's necked half a bottle of jack" "I'm coming round" "just leave it your needed in the studio" "fine" danny hung up on glen "come on let's get a coffee down you eh" he poured me a drink I took a sip he made himself a tea "any idea what Irma wanted" he asked "no he never said" "last thing he needs is her sniffing round again" "I don't know he couldn't wait to leave maybe there getting back together" "I hope not she's no good for him" "its nothing to do with me glen" I told him "I think I just need to cut ties with him clean break" "what for" "I need a new start maybe move away start again"
