"It's good for different reasons," Barbara replied, glancing at the side of his head. She looked out again at the water, and how it stretched all the way out to the horizon. "It's good that you're back here, back home. You can't tell me that England is somewhere you'd call home. Also it's good for us because we haven't spent time together for quite a while, no matter who is at fault.

"I'm happy that we're doing this."