"Uh huh. I miss here too when I'm not here. Still, we're lucky... not many people have a safe haven. Somewhere that they can run away to when it all gets too much."
"I wasn't running," I answered.
"Then where's Julie?" Anna tilted her head, inquisitive.
I winced, and busied myself with the fire. "Not here," I muttered, after a moment.
"Uh huh, I gathered as much. And from your reaction I'm guessing it's bad news, no?"
I sighed. "Apparently, I'm not serious enough about our relationship. I don't value her enough, or something."
Anna pursed her lips. "Sounds dire. What did you do?"
"I like how you leap to the conclusion that it's my fault," I muttered.
Anna said nothing, merely raised an eyebrow.
"I went to a rugby match. Apparently, 'Do whatever the f**k you want' doesn't mean what
