"Oh, I hadn't noticed that. Cool," Emily said as she counted the days. Well, that wasn't her birthday, but for all that mattered they truly were two weeks apart. "If only you had told me all the crazy stuff in one go, making you explain them one by one has been a bit of a pain." It was teasing though, and it helped her get her mind out of her bad mood.

Emily looked at the rocks for a moment. "Nah, I could use the exercise."