Ryan looked sad but put on a brave face for me. He kissed me softly on the lips, just as Brad walked back in. He was smiling.
'You obviously got through, then?' asked Ryan.
'Yup. She’s great, but she misses me like crazy.'
I tried to figure out why he took a holiday without her if he felt so madly in love with her, but couldn’t work it out, so I asked him when Ryan went to the loo.
'Simply because of Ryan. He thought it would be a good idea for the two us to have a break. I guess he’s worried he’s gonna lose his best friend when I get married, which really isn’t going to happen… Now that we're here, I think it’s all down to fate. Fate brought us here to meet you. I’ve never seen Ryan act like this before. I think he’s finally found love. With you.' He stopped talking abruptly as Ryan c
