When I take a deep breath and look over at my family, I burst into laughter because they’re all watching me with wide, anxious eyes.
So, I hang up the phone and walk over to them, shaking my head and wiping at the slight dampness beneath my eyes.
“Well, that looked suitably intense,” Daniel murmurs, opening his arm to me and inviting me to come in for a good cuddle, which I accept.
“You could have told me,” I murmur, wanting to sound angry but feeling far too happy for that. “Then I could have had something to say. We talked about…bananas…”
“What!?” Daniel exclaims, laughing. Fiona and Jerome join in.
“I don’t know!” I reply, breaking into laughter myself. “It all happened really fast!”
“Aww, poor baby,” Fiona murmurs, leaning across the bar and smiling at me as she wipes a thumb
