"Oh honey." She scooted herself closer and set her hand on the girl's back. Ever since Ella, her motherly instincts had just reared their head again, and Mairead was someone she knew needed help.
"As a fellow companion in the parents are shit club, you can talk to me." Even without giving everything away, she could understand a fair few things. Her father wasn't exactly going to win any awards for parenting skills, even if she'd never tasted it herself. "And Patrick too. Unless you don't want to. And if you like my spare room is open. You know that."