This was something I originally wrote for my writer's group, when we were studying the device of flashbacks. I was given two prompt cards to serve as inspiration for this, a long winding road and a picture of a posh, fancy woman. I'm not sure how well I captured the flashbacks. I tried writing the flashbacks in past perfect tense, to differentiate them from the main story. I suppose this is more of a character drama than anything. You can decide for yourselves whether Alastair still loves Simone.