I joined my tall blonde lover at the other side of the world in Australia. She hoped that I would move there permanently to live out the rest of my years in her homeland.

I wasn’t sure that I could commit to this. Although the coastal scenery was stunning, her driving was terrible. More importantly, I didn’t really fancy her (or any other woman for that matter), and I missed TPR.

Furthermore, I couldn’t be certain that BP would approve my absence. I felt terribly guilty that I hadn’t told him where I was for this single week away.