Lots of kids.
Pre-school age ones.
Henry sighed. He really needed to get over himself.
Kids were fine.
You like them. Usually.
You’re still pissed off over Kyle and everything is annoying at the moment.
The reception arrows seemed like a good thing to follow, and Henry trudged along with everyone else until the massive dome came into view.
Ahh, that’ll be the pool area.
It was a lot bigger than he’d anticipated.
Once he walked through the sliding doors, he saw why. It needed to accommodate the fucking huge Christmas tree that greeted everyone as they came in. Henry had to tilt his head back a little to see the top of it. Shops and restaurants lined the sides of a wide, festively decorated pathway that curved round and down.
And it was hot, too.
He’d expected it to be warmer than the outside, obviously, but this was a warm, sticky heat that was rapidly making him uncomfortable.
It was also busy.
Really busy.
Henry wasn’t sure he could cope with this many people for the next seven days.
As he took off his gloves and his beanie, he looked around for somewhere to sit while he worked out what to do for the next six hours.
Six hours.
Jeez.
I’m going to kill Ella for this.
“Hi.”
Henry looked up and immediately froze when he met a pair of startling green eyes staring back at him. The square jaw and accompanying warm smile made his brain go offline for a second, and much to his horror he couldn’t make his mouth work.
The guy was about an inch or so taller than Henry, with big wide shoulders and hair the colour of straw.
He was attractive in that rugged kind of way that made Henry imagine him working outdoors with his hands.
The guy held out one of those hands towards Henry. “I’m Dom.”
Manners made Henry automatically reach out and accept the handshake. “Henry.”
Dom smiled wryly. “I don’t often accost strangers in the reception area, but you looked kind of lost and confused.”
Henry laughed. “I am.” No point denying it when even complete strangers could see it.
“First time?”
“I’m sorry?”
Dom chuckled. “Coming here. Is this the first time you’ve been?”
