‘Have you got your passport? Your phone? Your wallet?’ The builder boyfriend patted his pockets and told me not to worry as we drove through the Gatwick drop-off lane where they charge you £5 to open your car door for three seconds and push someone out.
When I arrived back home, he texted: ‘I left my euros in the pocket of my work jeans.’
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