“And yes, if the person you're in love with doesn't love you back, your friendship probably won't go back to what it once was. But would you want it to? There's no way I'd have been able to stand by and watch Aaron carve out a life for himself with another person. Jealousy would've got the better of me, as it would almost any human being.

It's a gamble, sure. But the biggest risk of all, I realised, is risking nothing. Because that way, you end up risking anything.”