When we arrived in the cottage, it was almost midnight and I had to use my phone’s flashlight to insert the key into keyhole. The door creaked open when I pushed and I immediately turned on the light as soon as I entered.

“Go ahead and sleep,” Kevin told me.

“Can you tell me where you're going?” I asked and when he didn’t respond, I enquired further. “Are you exhausted from driving?”

“Yeah, I’ll just have a stick then I’ll join you.”

“Okay.”

True to his words, Kevin joined me a few minutes later. I waited for him just like the old times and I believed that he loved it....