Richard and Maine showed up a few minutes later hand in hand, with Richard freshly showered and carrying his guitar. They were once again greeted by hoots and whistles as he assisted Maine to sit on one of the mats that was placed around the bonfire before sitting down himself. Sam was stoking the fire, adding some more driftwood and making sure that the flame was manageable.
"Took you guys long enough," Anne quipped. "We were wondering if you guys were coming down at all."
"RJ fell asleep while he was reading," Maine said as she told the excuse they've agreed upon to the team. "Took him longer to wake up."
"Yeah," Tom replied with a smirk. "We'll all pretend we believe you, Maine."
Everyone else laughed while the couple gave sidelong glances at each other, sharing a secret
