Iris woke long before the sun, but Justin’s even breathing and steady rise and fall of his chest indicated that he was still asleep. She enjoyed the weight of his arm over her waist, the heat of him behind her.
A smile touched her lips. Maybe this wasn’t how she wanted to spend her vacation. She wondered if Sam and Betty had even thought about her. She wondered where everyone else had gone in their lifeboats, and if they’d managed to stay together.
She needed to use the bathroom and figure out how to make the sea water drinkable. Eden had taught her enough to know that water was more important than food. She slipped from under Justin’s arm and went out into the forested part of the island, looking back every so often to make sure she didn’t get lost.
She relieved herself and went back f
