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Dru-Ann squawks and opens her laptop. Sure enough, Phineas Pine and Rory McIlroy are tied at eight under going into the back nine.
He had a dream he was going to win,Posey said.
Given all that has happened, does Dru-Anncareabout any of this? Phineas playing the British Open is the whole reason Dru-Ann is where she is. In theory, she should want him to lose—and badly. But instead, she feels excited. Is Phineas mentally tough enough to beat McIlroy? Nine holes is a lot of golf. If he gets overconfident, he might bogey a hole or three. Dru-Ann sees that Hovland is at six under, and he’s known for finishing strong. This is far from over. Coverage in the U.S. starts at noon, which is when they’re going to lunch. Damn.
Should Dru-Ann respond to Nick? If he’s letting her know about Phineas, then she’s at leaston his mind.
She’ll take that as a win, she thinks—and she hops on the bike.
Caroline hears her phone buzzing on her nightstand but she’s in that stage of sleep where she feels like she’s underwater and can’t move. The buzzing stops and Caroline descends back into her slumber like a stone falling to the ocean floor.
Her phone buzzes again and for whatever reason, Caroline jolts awake.Okay, okay, I’m here.She grabs her phone.
Sofia.
“Hello?” Caroline says. She knows she’s supposed to lie to Sofia—or maybe she’s supposed to tell the truth; she can’t remember.
“Caroline?” Like Isaac, Sofia pronounces her name “Caro-leen.” From her, it’s annoying.
“Yes, Sofia, hi, good morning.”
“Caroline, you didn’t call me back last night.”
Caroline sits up, clears her throat. Can she take a tone with Sofia? She can, she decides. “I know, Sofia. I’m filming here on Nantucket. I’ve been too busy to call, I’m sorry. What’s up?”
“We have to talk about Isaac.”
“Is he okay?” Caroline asks with faux concern. “Did something happen?”
“He was unfaithful to me.” Sofia’s voice is so filled with conviction that fear leaps like a flame inside Caroline’s chest. Was Isaac mistaken? Does Sofia suspect Caroline?
Caroline takes a breath. She can do this. “Don’t be ridiculous, Sofia. He would never be unfaithful. He loves you.”
“Love and sex,” Sofia says, “are two different things.”
Ouch,Caroline thinks. She says nothing. To speak, she thinks, is to reveal herself.
“Who was at the loft while I was in Sweden?” Sofia asks.
“Nobody,” Caroline says.
“Nobody except you?”
“Right,” Caroline says. “Nobody except me.” Her mind races. The loft doesn’t have a doorman and they don’t have neighbors Sofia can check with who will tell her they saw Caroline leaving very late at night or sometimes not at all. Do they?
“And he gave you his camera?” Sofia says. “His tripod? His drone? Isaac doesn’t giveanyonehis equipment, and certainly not a puny intern.”
Puny?Caroline thinks. “He did. I needed to borrow them for the weekend.”
“Yes, he told me. You’re filming something for your mother, he said. A family reunion.”
Caroline shakes her head. Whatever. She’s not going to explain the Five-Star Weekend to Sofia, that’s for damn sure. “There was nobody in the loft the whole time you were away,” Caroline says. “I would tell you if there were.”
Caroline hears Sofia exhale; she’s smoking.
“I would suspect you and Isaac together, but…” She laughs. “That is so silly!”
Caroline bristles.It was anything but silly, Sofia. Your boyfriend and I had—have—real feelings for each other. And the sex was incandescent.
