Callum walked with Lettie to the outskirts of the group of people talking seriously together. ‘Where shall I take these?’ he asked, lifting the bag slightly.
‘The food truck is just there. You’ll probably find Mum in there too.’ She grinned. ‘Dad keeps saying that if we can’t find Mum when they finish filming here that she’ll probably have run off with them.’
Callum smiled. ‘I’ll take these. I won’t be long.’
The door to the food trailer opened and Lindy went to step out. ‘Callum, good to see you.’ She noticed the bag in his hand. ‘Are those my cakes?’
‘They are,’ he said, carrying the bag inside for her and leaving it where she indicated. ‘I hope you’ll keep me a slice of one of them.’
‘Always,’ she said, kissing him on the cheek. ‘Are you staying to watch the filming for a bit?’
He nodded. ‘Yes. Lettie is outside with Isla.’
‘I might see you in a little while.’
As he went to join Lettie again, Callum spotted Riley chatting to a woman who was pointing to something on the tablet she was holding. He stopped walking, unable to take his eyes off her. She seemed to sense she was being watched and looked over at him.
His stomach did a flip as the woman with long, shiny auburn hair looked over at him, her green eyes locked with his, causing Callum’s breath to catch momentarily in his throat. She was beautiful.
Riley said something and the woman immediately focused her attention back on him.
‘That’s Tasha,’ Lettie said, coming over to stand by Callum. ‘She’s pretty, isn’t she? Highly efficient too, from what I’ve heard. Although, I suspect she needs to keep everything running smoothly for someone as busy as Riley.’
‘You know her then?’
Lettie shrugged. ‘Sort of. We’ve chatted a few times and I recently helped her find somewhere to rent while she and Riley are here filming.’
‘I see.’
‘In fact,’ Lettie added, ‘it’s the cottage in the same grounds as Beauvoir Manor where I suggested you book your family to stay for your grandfather’s secret birthday celebrations.’
Callum stared at his friend. ‘Really?’
She laughed. ‘Don’t look so shocked. The cottage, well, it’s more of a big house really, but it’s further along the drive and I doubt you’ll even come across them while you’re staying in the manor house.’
He hid his disappointment. ‘I suppose they like to be private, don’t they?’
She nodded. ‘It was one of Riley’s stipulations.’
Callum thought of the impending party he had arranged for his grandfather’s eightieth birthday and all the family and friends who would be attending. Most of his family would be staying in the manor house with him.
‘Don’t look so concerned,’ Lettie said. ‘The cottage really is a little way away.’
He wasn’t convinced. ‘It might be but you know my family can be pretty lively when they all get together.’
She raised an eyebrow. ‘That’s true.’
Callum sighed. ‘Maybe I should get to know them a bit before my family and I go and stay at the manor? At least then we wouldn’t be complete strangers.’
‘Good idea.’ She raised a finger as Lettie often did when an idea occurred to her.
‘What?’
‘You could always invite them to the party.’
Callum wasn’t sure that was such a good idea. ‘I hardly think Riley Sharp would want to come to my grandfather’s party.’ He thought of his grandfather who was known as one of the characters on the island who seemed to get along with most people and was always the life and soul of any get-together.
‘Why not?’
