‘We’re heading into town – me and Josh,’ I added the last bit as an afterthought, probably unnecessarily. Hannah seemed to expect that when I said ‘we’ I meant ‘me and Josh’. It was clear she didn’t care, though, which meant her hangover must have been massive.

‘How do you look like that,’ she said pointing to my face, ‘and I feel like this? You had as much to drink as I did.’

‘I learned my lesson. I drank a whole bottle of water and downed a couple of aspirin and some vitamin B before I fell asleep last night.’

‘I think I hate you.’

‘Well, I adore you, so get some more sleep, and I hope you feel better soon.’

She cracked an eyelid and looked at me suspiciously. ‘You’re mighty chipper this morning.’

I smiled in reply. ‘Not having a hangover will do that.’ I picked up my leather bag and checked through the contents.

‘Wait,’ she said as she forced herself to sit upright. ‘Did you say you’re spending the day with Josh?’

‘Wow, yes. I did. Like half-an-hour ago.’

She cocked her head to the side. ‘So, what? You guys are all made up now? What’s going on?’

‘Nothing is going on. He’s my friend – we sorted things out this morning.’ Her squinty eyes got even squintier.

‘What happened to keeping your distance so you don’t get hurt?’

‘I already told you—’

She cut me off with a wave of her hand and plopped her head back onto her pillow.

‘You two … do whatever you want. I mean, you will anyway,’ she said, which was a little bit nasty. I left the cabin without saying goodbye.

Josh was waiting for me on dry land when I got topside. ‘Ready?’ he asked.

‘Ready,’ I replied, a big smile on my face. He reached out a hand and helped me over the railing of the boat and onto the dock. I tossed my flip-flops onto the hot pavement and stepped into them.

‘Let’s go.’

‘So, do you have any thoughts about where to go?’ I asked, as we walked away from the boat. I felt a little dumb for failing to consider such an important detail until then. When Josh had asked me to spend the day with him exploring, I had eagerly agreed. Duncan had no firm plans for the group, and I hoped a mini-adventure with Josh would seal our reconciliation.

‘Actually, yes. Duncan said there’s a town square about halfway up the hill. I thought we’d head there, then see where it leads us. That sound okay?’ It sounded great.

‘Sure. Lead the way.’