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stop thinking about Emily. Luke and Tilly bathed her before we left and of course we had to watch just to see her tiny body wriggle under water in the sink. Oliver was fascinated by the clip on her 'was-umbilical cord'/'soon-to-be belly-button'. Funny what men find interesting, it was quite cute.
    I'm not quite ready to go home yet - I know it's late but I'd quite like to stay up and have a drink just to round off a perfect day. I interrupt the silence with a suggestion. "So, does anyone fancy going for a night cap? I'm in the mood for another one before bed, can we go to a bar or something?"
    "Totally up for that." Oliver responds without hesitation. I wonder if he's delaying going back to Stacy...
    "I'm knackered, I fancy just going back and crawling into bed... what about you darling, do you want to go for a drink?" Bea asks Daniel.
    "If you want to go to bed, baby, I'm right there with you," he says with a smile.
    "Oh god, that's gross,” Oliver says, shaking his head, making me giggle. "Looks like it's just us two then, you alright with that, Clare?"
    "Yes, it'll be nice to have a chat over a drink. But... um, will Stacy mind? Do you want to invite her?"
    "No, I think it's about time you and I caught up, we haven't done this for ages. And yes, she probably will mind, but I don't have to tell her everything, it's not like we're doing anything wrong. Just friends having a drink."
    I smile and agree. I'm looking forward to sitting and relaxing with my old friend again, it has been so long.
    "Exactly. You just keep remembering that Oliver, don't lose your friends because your girlfriend is being... well. You know."
    "Thank you Beatrice, I am a big boy you know. I was born how many years before you?"
    "That's not the point, just don't lose sight of what's important, is all I'm saying."
    "Yes, Miss."
    We decide to go to the Living Room bar at the 'W' for convenience, and soon Daniel is dropping us outside. We confirm the meeting time for the trip tomorrow and say our goodbyes before making our way inside. It's funny because I can remember Bea calling from LA back in September last year to tell me all about the night she bumped in to Daniel here and it's exactly how I imagined it. I thought that the day we got here, too. I feel like I've stepped inside one of the pages of Bea's life story this holiday.
    We order a bottle of red and make our way over to the huge, spiral staircase to sit beneath the stunning, cascading chandelier. We each perch on a bright red chair and Oliver pours the wine.
    "To our newest BFF - baby Emily, a great holiday... and not letting anyone spoil our friendship..." he says, surprising me, as he hands me my glass, his head tilted to the side and his face serious.
    "Oh... well, yes, to all of that."
    "Cheers." We clink glasses and take a sip.
    I'm not sure where to go from here... I appreciate what he has toasted to, but unfortunately the damage has already been done. Oliver and I just aren't the same as we used to be. I take a long look at my surroundings as I try to come up with something to say, and I jump as I feel his hand on mine again.
    "Clare, please don't be awkward with me."
    "Oh, I'm not Oliver..." Who am I kidding? "Ugh... okay, I am. It's just... we've always been so close and over the last few months... you know, things have gotten so... strained."
    He nods and clutches my hand. "I know. I feel it too and I'm sorry. I won't let that continue. I'm fond of Stacy, I know that's hard to believe because you don't know that side of her, but I really do like her a lot when she's not being an arse." I am listening and trying to think diplomatically, but the bad inside me wants to leg it up to that room and smash her in the face with a vase. A big, fat, heavy vase. Full of really heavy flowers.
    He continues. "But I love you as one of my best friends - very much, you know that. I have been stupid to let our friendship get a battering. I have spoken to Stacy on numerous occasions about her issues with