I try to sleep for the first hour after he leaves but I can't do it.

Before I know it, I'm on the phone to Katie asking her to drop me off some work to do. She's laughing at me as she listens to me beg for something to keep me sane.

"I feel perfectly fine," I tell her when she walks into the flat. "Andrew's totally over-reacting."

"Well, he does love you, and you do look a tad peaky."

"Thanks, Katie. Whose side are you on, anyway?"

I scowl at ...