‘That’s true,’ I agreed, wondering what would have become of me and Adrian if we hadn’t been able to have children. It was all very well judging Tessa’s actions as callous, but would I have stayed with Adrian if he’d been unable to give me the family I’d always wanted?

Dan took our empty plates into the kitchen and then refilled our glasses. ‘Sorry, I’m jabbering on about my ex. More proof I’m not trying to crack onto you, because from what I hear, the first rule of first dates is never mention the ex.’

I smiled. ‘Don’t apologise, I asked you. But speaking of dates, have you been on many since your divorce?’

I was curious about how long it might be until I felt ready to consider putting myself back out there, if ever. Then again, as Dan and Jedda both said, there were perks to being single. Just because I was accustomed to being in a relationship, didn’t mean I needed to be.

‘Nah. I’m not really the type to join a dating site or download an app, and there aren’t often new women in town, except on holiday, but then they’re usually here with their husbands and kids.’

‘You’ve never thought about moving away?’

‘Why would I do that?’ He gestured to the darkness out the windows like some model on a TV game show presenting all the prizes. ‘Have you looked outside lately? The Point, the coast … it’s in my blood. Working with my family might have knobs on it—they drive me insane much of the time—but I love the business and I truly couldn’t imagine wanting to live anywhere else.’

‘I can understand why. I might only have been here on and off for a few months, but I already love it too.’ The people of Ragged Point had snuck under my skin and into my heart. I liked the fact it felt as if everyone knew everyone else, and I’d never seen anything like the way locals had come together to help each other recover from the cyclone.

‘So now that you and your ex are officially separating, will you continue to alternate living in the house with your kids? What did you call that again?’