Having Abby on side and always there to talk made an enormous difference to Rose’s state of mind. As though some of the burden and heartbreak had been shared, allowing space to breathe. To be able to get some perspective. Maybe it was having someone she could joke about things with and make light of the heartbreak, that in a way helped ease the pain. Or maybe it was just not being alone with her own thoughts, going crazy and not being able to vent.

Abby had upped a gear in terms of keeping her friend occupied and between work, and her little friend, she was rarely lost for something...