Pick Me Up! Special

HUNK OF LOVE

Pouring steaming gravy over crispy roast potatoes, my mouth watered. ‘This looks delicious,’ I smiled to my girlfriend Amy, 23. ‘You’ve really outdone yourself this time.’

It was November 2017, and Amy had been slaving away in the kitchen all day, whipping up a spectacular Sunday roast for the pair of us.

‘So how was the game?’ she asked, plunging her fork into a juicy carrot.

‘Really good,’ I smiled, my mouth full.

That morning, I’d been at rugby practice.

I loved my big Sunday roasts

A group of us lads would get together twice a week for a game, and it was a great way to blow off

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