My daughter

Received an urgent email from my daughter Louise this morning. All is not well, she and her boyfriend Pierre have split and she flies into Liverpool tomorrow. Judging by the tone of the message she is quite distraught and eager to be home as soon as possible. She said Pierre has already left the apartment they were renting and she feels incredibly lonely. Of course I will be at the airport to meet her but I am not sure how to be. I have never comforted a woman following a relationship breakdown. After my wife and I parted ways, well after she publically dumped me in a fast food restaurant, I went out and bought her a king size chocolate bar as a peace offering. Actually it was so I could gain access to my home to retrieve my belongings but the chocolate seemed to bring her some comfort for five greedy minutes, stopped her wailing like a banshee at least. So perhaps I'll take some chocolate tomorrow or one of Louise's favourite magazines. Yes I'll take a small gift and enough money for two hot meals. I hope she's okay.