Despite the fact that she was having to work on her birthday, Demelza was in a very good mood. For the first time since arriving on the island, she felt like her life was consistently on the up, rather than the normal up and down. It also helped her mood that she was alone in the laundry today. While being on her own was normally not her idea of a good time, today she didn’t care about it. She had been so involved in her dancing around the laundry singing Mr Brightside to herself, folding laundry that she didn’t hear Justin come in.
When she heard someone speak behind her, she almost jumped out of her skin. When she turned around to see it was Justin, she couldn’t help but let a massive smile cross her face. “Yes, but it is not too bad today actually, I am on a half day”. When she saw that Justin had gotten her a present, she moved forward to pick up the present. “Oh Justin, you shouldn’t have, this is so thoughtful”