20. The next few days at work went by quickly as we had constant emails and calls about booking for next summer. Brody hadn’t come back, according to Darlene he had family affairs to deal with, and Jasper was home and taking over for the time being. I still hadn’t told Josh anything, but I wondered if he could feel how distant I was, he still came around every other day and we were fine when he was here, but I never called or messaged him. He did all of that. “So are you excited?” Candy’s voice somehow made her way into my thoughts. “What?” I looked at her blankly. “My party!” She exclaimed. She had a birthday every year at her parents house. They actually made sure not to book that weekend for her to use it. Probably just what they said, because most holiday homes were empty by no

