Are you staying home another night or coming back here?
Me
We’re coming back to Skye. About an hour away.
Noah
In one piece?
Me
Yes, both in one piece. We’ve made up … I think
Noah
Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow then
Me
Why tomorrow?
Noah
I’ve been staying at Robbie’s
“What?” I say out loud.
“What?” Teddy asks immediately.
“Noah’s apparently been staying at Robbie’s.”
Teddy groans, and I go back to texting.
Me
Why are you at Robbie’s?
Noah
You and Jake abandoned me and I didn’t want to sleep in that cottage all on my own. Robbie invited me to his for some drinks, and let me stay over the last couple of nights.
“Apparently Jake has disappeared, and Noah didn’t want to be in the house on his own,” I tell Teddy. I don’t have the energy to message Jake and find out what he’s been up to for the past two days.
“So my house is currently unoccupied?” Teddy asks.
“I guess so …”
“Good.”
THEO
My phone alarmpulls me from a deep sleep, and I throw my arm out to stop the damn thing. The room goes silent, but there’s no chance of me falling back asleep; all I can think about is Bailey.
I roll over to find him staring back at me, wide eyed. “Morning,” I say, voice rough from sleep.
“Morning,” he mutters.
It didn’t take any persuading for him to share a bed again last night. We got in at around eleven and were both so exhausted that we headed straight to my bed, passing out pretty much straight away.
