Page 79 of The Love Position

Sophia’s smile split her face at her friend’s excitement.

‘And that’s not all…’

‘Oh yeah, you found me a hot single dude to bang?’

‘Hmmm, not exactly. Instead, I’ve found you the World…’

‘Huh?’

‘Wide… Web… Check out the information sheet on the inside of the door.’

Jessica went over and peered at the sign.

‘Holy shit!’ She turned around, her shrieks turning to whispers. ‘The freaking wi-fi password!’

‘Just don’t tell anyone you’ve got it.’

‘No siree! That’s proprietary information. Only available to residents of the gated community and their new best friends.’

Sophia giggled. ‘Every cloud and all that?’

Jessica turned in a circle, taking in the space.

The wooden, chalet-like structure overlooked the sargassum-free private beach and had its own porch. Inside was a single bed and nightstand, chest of drawers, wardrobe, desk and chair, and an attached bathroom.

‘Hoo-ee, this is something else. If that bed was a double, I’d be moving in.’

‘I’ll give you the code for the gate so you can come and go whenever you like.’

‘As if we’ve got loads of down time… Hey, you gonna be okay tomorrow? As soon as Satsang’s over, I’m outta here.’

‘I’ll be fine. Isaac—Hanuman said he’d look after me.’

‘I bet he did…’

Blushing, Sophia attempted to deflect. ‘We went to an amazing barbeque place near the marina. You should check it out if you have time.’

Jessica sat on the end of the bed, carefully avoiding Sophia’s outstretched leg, and grinned at her.

‘So that’s why you’re looking so perky. You’ve had a big portion of meat this afternoon…’

A snort of laughter escaped. ‘Behave! He’s been very clear about the celibacy thing.’

‘While buying you a fancy new outfit…’ Jessica paused, a frown wrinkling her forehead. ‘You still wearing your old underwear?’

If Sophia’s face was hot before, now it was on fire.

Jessica howled with laughter. ‘If I ever commit a crime, I ain’t never getting you to cover for me. Your face can’t lie.’

Sophia rolled her eyes. ‘How was today?’

‘At any given point at least one person was crying, and Grace practically didn’t stop. She went from “oh Sophia’s such a bitch”, to “if she dies, I’ll kill myself”. Ugh. It was tedious.’

Sophia kept quiet. She didn’t want Jessica to kick off if she discovered Grace had pushed her.

‘And Swami Saraswati came into class and tore all the fashionistas a new one. Because they’d got away with turning their t-shirts into bikinis, Blake and Xander cut the sleeves of their t-shirts off, and the girls hacked theirs into crop tops and turned the baggy pants into hot ones. Swami Saraswati made them all buy new uniforms.’

‘Oh dear.’

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