Gavin always found half an hour to give me a swimming lesson, and these were my favourite half-hours of the day. As I climbed out of the pool on the fourth day, he smiled at me. ‘You’re doing really well, Megan.’ he said. ‘You’re a model pupil. You have a lovely stroke, and lots of stamina.’‘Oh,’ I said. His praise was making me feel embarrassed, and my next words came out by accident. ‘I think I might try out for the school swim team when I get back home.’‘That’s a brilliant idea,’ he said. ‘You definitely should. You’d be great. Now I’ve got to go, Robyn’s waiting.’ By now, Gavin spent most of his time with Robyn. They weren’t all soppy and smoochy and kissy-kissy, but they just looked totally happy, like they belonged together.Alice, Grace and I spent most of our time sunbathing, or swimming in one of the pools. Every night Eddie or Lorna cooked a delicious barbecue, and we ate out on the terrace, enjoying the warm air and the smell of holidays.One morning I woke up and my first thought was – I’m in this amazing place.
