The doors open and we see our dads standing with Elizabeth and 2 others, talking. My dad sees me and comes over.
“Dad was it anyone I knew?” I ask.
“Not well. You might have met one of them, his daughter went to your old school. The daughter is - ” he opens his notepad “Carly Green?”
My heart sinks. I have to call Josh.
I look up at Xander and he nods at me. “There’s some patio furniture outside that way if you’d like some privacy to make a call. I have to stay here and discuss the plan,” he says kissing my forehead.
I turn and make my way through the sliding glass doors Xander pointed to and sit down on one of the Muskoka chairs.
I take a breath, taking in the forest in front of me. I check my phone - 3 missed calls from Josh in the last hour.
I call him back and he answers i
