Chapter Four
Lunch, Mia and Alex soon discovered, consisted of a barbecue on the beach. It seemed Elias was in take-care-of-everything-and-everyone mode today, since he’d organised the whole thing and already stood at the lightly-smoking barbecue, flipping burgers, sausages and pieces of chicken. His Cheshire Cat-like grin made it clear he was having the time of his life. He’d even roped in Thomas and Arjun to help. The former was busy sorting out bread rolls, sauces, and salads, while the latter was playing barman. They, too, looked happy enough with their impromptu roles. All of them were barefoot and dressed in clean shorts, with no shirts on. She herself had thrown on a white sundress covered in a pattern of palm leaves and was also barefoot.
Mia smiled and shook her head as she took
