"Thank you," I said to Amber. "For bringing me here, I mean. I assume it was mostly you who put this together."

She shrugged modestly. "You were in a bad place, and I knew I had to get you out of it. So I did what I could, even if you wouldn't have liked it."

"And you teamed up with my mum," I joked. "Sneaky."

She laughed. "It was worth it. You're happier already, I can see it. You need those idiots more than you know."

"When did you become so wise?" I asked. "You've eaten like four packets of skittles."

"Sugar makes me wise."

"I'll remember that in the...