*Rosie Fay-Donovan*

The days that followed were like something out of someone else’s life. Archie and I had never had that much time to ourselves without people interrupting us or his phone buzzing insistently as someone tried to reach him.

We made a deal that we were only going to check on things when it was time to return home, and even though I could see it was hard for him to do just that, he kept his promise for five days until it was time to pack our things and go ...