“I’ve not decided yet. I came back for her. But that was before I knew she was with Mads.”

“You still love her?” she questioned.

“Does Maddison?”

“Very much.”

“Then it doesn’t matter, does it? As long as she’s happy, that’s all that I care about.”

“You promise me you won’t go and hide while you lick your wounds? It’s been hard without either of you around. First you, then Maddison. I don’t want to lose you again.”

“I promise. You’ll have my address, phone number, all the ways to contact me. I won’t disappear again.”