Evaline:
I stared at the shopping bags sitting neatly on my bed, half amused and half horrified.
Six.
There were six big bags.
I hadn't planned to buy anything. At all. My original plan was to walk through the seaside towns, maybe grab an ice cream, window-shop a little, and then head back with nothing more than sea breeze in my hair and sand in my shoes.
That plan had failed spectacularly.
It turned out that the moment I actually stepped into the little stores lining the narrow streets... stores filled with hand-carved trinkets, soft fabrics, warm scents of candles and spices... I became very, very tempted. And once the thought of buying just one small thing for my mates and son popped into my head, there was no stopping the chain reaction.
I got something for Oscar, something for River, something for Kieran, something for Draven, and then, of course… something for Lioren.
