Bill raised an eyebrow when Lottie ran upstairs. Surely, she didn't think Joe would just run off like Ruth had done. Joe wouldn't do that.

By the time Lottie got back, Bill was rummaging through the cupboards looking for beer. "No, I doubt he'd come back there after he was sacked. The Carrington lad's there." He had wanted to tell Lottie about the little scene he had witnessed at the station. But suddenly it didn't seem so funny anymore. "Do we have any beer left?"