‘Yes, we’ve come such a long way,’ I agree, sipping my champagne, glad to be a world away from hospitals and the medical jargon of the recent past.

‘You’ve played a leading role, giving up all that time to nourish and encourage him,’ he continues. ‘His recovery to date has been a huge team effort of medical staff and a dedicated family, but you could easily have left it to the doctors and got on with your own life, wherever it was leading you to back then.’

Wherever it was leading me to back then … it was certainly leading me in a very different direction to where I am now. A life by the sea in Howth with Tom perhaps, or a busy life in London and America selling my songs? I try to avoid it but, more so since Sophie mentioned it, I can’t help but imagine what my life would have been like had I followed my heart back then instead of what my head felt was best to do. Another version of me might be living a life with Tom, supporting him as his music career soared, writing songs and making a career doing something that comes so easily to me and that gives me such a high. I miss playing music, so I can only imagine how much Matthew misses it too. It’s like we both left that part of our lives behind that evening of the accident and closed a door we’ve never opened since. It’s like we’re afraid to.

‘It’s funny where life takes us, isn’t it?’ says Jack. ‘I mean, after that night in Pip’s Bar I thought I’d never see you again, then it turns out Matthew would become one of my patients and the rest is history. It’s like out of a tragedy came a second chance for us. We’ve had some fun times, haven’t we?’

We have had a fun time together, there’s no way I could ever deny that. In fact, since Dr Jack Malone came into my life everything seems to keep getting better and that’s something I can’t ignore. We’ve laughed so much, we’ve travelled and explored, I’ve made the most wonderful friend in Sophie Darling, we now share a beautiful home in a spectacular part of Dublin city, our social diary is always fresh and exciting and, to top it all off, my family, especially Matthew, adore him.

On paper, Dr Jack Malone ticks every box and I know I’m one very lucky girl to have him in my life, so once again I push any memories or notions of ‘what if’ out of my mind and remind myself how it’s good to be present and mindful.