“It’s right there,” Gwen said, pointing. “See the tailfin?”
“I see it,” Teagan said excitedly. “There is a whale there.”
isThey’d stopped for lunch on the way out to Lookout Point, and by the time they’d walked up the path to the highest point overlooking the water, the sun had started to arc down in the west. Gwen hadn’t had such a relaxing day in ages, and she wanted another one like today. And then another. And then another.
The whale’s tail came up again, and Gwen smiled at the simple beauty of it. The very real feeling of Teagan beside her, despite their differences. The wind blew off the ocean and into her face, and she breathed in the salty scent of it.
“Do you want to go down to the shops?” Teagan asked after they’d stood there for several minutes.
“Yes,” Gwen said at the same
