‘On the beach,’ he repeated, and his eyes glittered with excitement.
‘Go on, find her! I don’t think she went very far, she knew you were coming soon, after all.’
‘You’ll most probably find her near the pier. Just go!’ Katie urged him towards the door.
Hayden looked around uncertainly and took a step in the direction of the door. He wasn’t sure whether it was polite to leave the house so soon after his arrival, but his desire for Lana was stronger than etiquette. Katie gently nudged her husband, who cleared his throat and spoke up.
‘Feel free to go, boy. Lana can’t wait to see you.’
Hayden smiled at them thankfully, and a moment later, he was out the door. It felt strange that Lars Bell had called him boy. He couldn’t recall his father ever calling him that, and he was undoubtedly eff
