"They come pretty cheaply now," says Martin. "I'd suggest the sort that break apart, instead of those squidgy ones. They protect your phone better."

Spoken like someone who's lost a phone or two to damage.

He finishes with the boxes and starts back inside. He has no idea what Rich is doing, and figures he's probably avoiding him, since people do tend to do that after a while. Probably for the best, because just because nothing will ever happen between the two of them doesn't mean Martin doesn't still want it to.