I smiled at her. "Look, I’m in no position to advise you. I mean, I really like the guy. But, seriously, be sure about this, Margot. Take a little time. I mean, a completely different country. A guy who seems great, but you haven’t known him very long." She seemed to be searching my face for encouragement I hadn’t exactly offered. So I added, "I’d have someplace to stay when I go hiking there. Right?"
She jumped out of her chair and ran to my side of the table, nearly wringing my neck with a hug.
I spent Friday night at home. Drew invited me over, but I’d gotten little sleep all week (mostly thinking about Drew through the wee hours). But Saturday Drew and I spent the day together. We walked in a leisurely fashion (most of the time) along a couple of the park’s shorter carriage roads, go
