Oh, geez. She was really into Josh. She couldn't deny it.
Hannah sat up straight, staring at herself in the mirror on the wall above her bed. She'd been in a steady relationship for years. It had been a while since she'd fallen in love. Was it even real? After all, what did she really know about the new, seventeen-year-old Josh? The thirteen-year-old boy from four summers ago seemed like a different person.
She got dressed slowly, trying to get the creases out of her red linen dress. She put on a pair of black flip-flops and quickly dragged a comb through her hair before stepping out of the room. After all, there was no reason to show herself sporting a disastrous hairdo yet again.
"Good morning," she hollered upon entering the kitchen. Ben and Josh looked up from their breakfast plates with wide grins. "Enjoy," she went on with a glance at the pile of pancakes on the table.
"Did you sleep well?" Ben asked.
"Like a log."
"Would you like some pancakes too?" Josh asked, nodding at the pile.
"In a minute. First I'll grab some O.J., and then I'll have a shower."
"Why did you get dressed if you still need to take a shower?" Ben asked with a grin. "Were you wearing silly pajamas unfit for public display?"
"Didn't have any on. I forgot to pack them," Hannah said without thinking. Ben shot an amused glance at Josh, who gave Hannah a shy look in return. After all, he'd been in her bedroom not five minutes ago, although she wasn't supposed to know that. She could feel her cheeks flush and quickly turned around to pour herself some juice from the carton on the counter. "I'll buy a pair of PJs in the village later on. And while I'm at it, can I get you guys anything?"
Ben chuckled. "How about getting us some more fishing rods?"
Hannah glared at him. "Sure, I'll get the neighbors new fishing rods so I'll be my own berry-picking team for the barbecue."
Josh looked up. "What barbecue?"
"Why don't you tell him about our barbecue plans while I hit the shower?" Hannah quickly left the kitchen before Ben could crack any more jokes about berry-picking and teaming up with Josh in the woods.
With warm water from the shower running down her back, Hannah quietly hummed a tune she'd been working on a few weeks ago. She hadn't played it to Ben yet, but she would, once she'd come up with some lyrics. It probably wouldn't take long, because she had plenty of time now.