Mel shook her head. "No, I don't think I have. Is he older or younger? Ed's a great dad and husband and everything, so I guess he's technically 'grown up,' but you wouldn't know it just talking to him."
She was confused for a moment at Timothy's answer, but he seemed to immediately realise that it sounded strange, because he continued on to explain a little better. "Oh, that's awful, Timothy. So close to the holidays, too. I'm so sorry." Being dumped was never fun, but this close to Christmas made it seem worse. "You think we should go together?" She thought for a moment, but she couldn't see any reason why it would be a bad idea. She smiled. "All right. That would be nice."