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‘I can’t think of any other reason,’ Donnie replies. ‘I guess, if you don’t bring him to the wedding, she could show people?’

‘Yeah, to try to make me look bad.’ I sigh. Why is she like this?

‘Quick, take a screenshot,’ Donnie insists.

I do, quickly, before she can realise her mistake.

‘What are you going to do?’ he asks.

‘I’m going to show Lucy,’ I tell him. ‘Not right now, but later, when it’s quiet, and I can get her alone. I don’t want to stress her out or anything, but I can tell her it’s nothing, and that Sunshineis being crazy – maybe she can talk to Rick, and he can talk to Nathan, and then Nathan can ask her to chill.’

‘Good thinking,’ Donnie replies, offering a reassuring smile.

God, this is the last thing I need right now. And I can’t believe this lot are here, on board with us, and that Sunshine is causing trouble already.

‘Come on, it will be fine, we’ll find a way to have fun,’ he assures me, reading my mind. ‘Plus, there are so many other rooms here, we can always go and find our own space to be alone – well, you know what I mean, just to drink mai tais and chill.’

‘I know what you mean,’ I reply, grateful for his understanding.

Spending time alone with Donnie is what I really want, if I’m being truthful, but that’s a thought for later. Right now, I’m in shark-infested waters, I need to keep my wits about me. Sunshine is clearly up to something. Here’s hoping I can nip it in the bud, before it gets out of hand.

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After a big meal – of, genuinely, whatever anyone wanted – we’re spread out around the yacht, which suits me just fine – it means there is plenty of room to breathe (and to avoid people).

I have, however, managed to lose my phone, in a move that is just so unbelievably me.

Donnie’s phone isn’t compatible with mine, so I can’t use his to locate it, but I can probably use Lucy’s. There’s no way she hasn’t brought her phone. If not, God, I might even have to ask Sunshine if I can use hers – I would probably rather just buy a new one than ask her for a favour.

‘Lucy, can I borrow your phone to try to track mine, please?’ I ask. ‘I’ve managed to lose it.’

‘Of course you have,’ she says with a laugh. ‘Here, take it – it is dead, though. Reckon they’ve got a charger on board?’

‘They have live lobsters and a machine that dries you when you get out of the shower – if they don’t have a charger, I’ll be shocked,’ I joke.

‘Gigi, do you and Donnie fancy playing a game?’ Mum calls out. ‘They’ve got Monopoly, Cluedo – everything.’

‘Sounds good,’ I agree. ‘I just need to find a charger but see who else wants to play and find us a space.’

‘Okay,’ she calls back.

Ron, of course, has a charger for an iPhone, so Donnie and I take a seat in a small lounge, as we wait for it to fire up.

‘What if I dropped it in the ocean?’ I wonder out loud.

‘I doubt it,’ Donnie replies. ‘You haven’t been near enough to the edge.’

‘True,’ I reply. ‘Unless… wait a minute… do you think InTheMo sends notifications when you screenshot? Sunshine might have nabbed my phone to erase that screenshot I took. You said it yourself, she probably posted it by accident, she was probably saving it for leverage.’

Donnie looks sceptical.

‘Stealing a phone, though,’ he says. ‘That seems a bit much, even for Sunshine, don’t you think?’

‘Well, let’s wait for this phone to come back to life, and we’ll have our answers,’ I say.

I’m sure I’m right, though.

After what feels like an age, Lucy’s phone fires up and I log in to locate my phone.