The telephone conversations continued on our ‘nights off’, and I found myself growing closer to Phil than I had with any other partner I’d had.

It was such a shame he had to spoil it.

“What are you doing this evening?”

“It’s eight o’clock already, so I’ll probably just have a bath and an early night,” I had a suspicion where this was going.

“Can I come round?”

“OK,” I said cautiously, “it’s just I’ve had a long day, and I don’t feel like dressing up.”

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