I'd left Punchy with the list of flowers I needed for product shoot day and returned the next day.

He sees me coming and tries to hide a smile. He'll deny it - and I won't push my luck because he'll box my face in - but I knew he was starting to like me. 

We got chatting and he pointed out his wife wandering around the stand. I approach her introduced myself as Punchy's friend. 

20 minutes later I'm talking to Punchy again and he revealed that he'd never met that woman in his life.

We were becoming friends. Best friends.