Have Sabrina keep Eddie occupied and head off with Gemma alone

“You know what? That’d be great,” you jump in, with a hand on Eddie’s shoulder. “How about Sabrina go with you in your car and I’ll go with Gemma?”

“Sounds good to me,” Eddie says, brightening up at being a part of the group. He looks at Sabrina for confirmation.

“... yeah… sure,” Sabrina looks at you with shock and betrayal, but agrees, knowing that refusing would breach her agreement with you if you insist on her going.

“Olright then…” Gemma says slowly, looking around for anyone else about to jump in on this gathering. “Let’s go!”.

You and Gemma split with the other two and head to Gemma’s car. She wasn’t kidding when she said there wasn’t much room in there. The back seat is virtually non-existent as it is filled with equipment under a tarp. You wonder how Sabrina would have even fit in there if she came along.

“What is all this stuff?” you ask the driver.

“Gear for where we’re going,” Gemma answers vaguely as she starts up the car. “I was going to head out there after work anyways, but now we can take pics too! Well… we were going to… what are we gonna do about Eddie?”

“I got that… actually, Sabrina does,” you say, buckling in and texting the petite brunette. You instruct her to keep Eddie occupied and off your trail. A moment later, you get a sick face emoji as a reply. You do feel like you’ve ditched her with the fellow intern, but know that you’d get nothing done if he stuck around. Even though you have full power to make her do this, you still offer to make it up to her another time.

A moment later, she texts asking for you to send pics. You smirk.

“What’s so funny?” Gemma asks.

“Sabrina wants us to send pics,” you chuckle.

“Of me or you?” the Aussie follows up.

“I don’t know…”

Gemma chuckles. “You gonna check?”

“Nah, I’ll just send a pic of both, just in case,” you say, pulling your seat down so you can lay and get some rest. You are exhausted and are looking forward to a long, uninterrupted car ride.

“Maybe a pic of the both of us,” Gemma suggests.

“Yeah, that’d be easier,” you agree with a yawn. That is your last thought before you are jostled awake by Gemma.

“Wake up, sleepyhead!” she taunts as she looks down on your face. You blink and rub your eyes. You notice the sun still in the sky, but on its way down. “How long was I out?” you ask, pulling the seat back in its upright position.

“The whole trip,” she replies. You realize that she has changed into a wetsuit.

“Where are we?” you ask, looking around. From what you can see, Gemma parked off the main road, onto a dusty clearing. Further down is a rocky cliff and the sound of crashing waves can be heard not too far away.

“The beach!” Gemma says. “Well, near the beach, it’s still a bit ofa climb… let’s hurry and get some shots before we lose daylight!”

“You’re going in the water?” you ask, since she is clearing wearing water gear.

“Yeh! We’re going treasure hunting!” she announces with bravado. She reveals her gear, a scuba tank and metal detector.

“Woah…” you say, taking it all in. “You do this alot?”

“It’s fun! And you nevah know what you’ll find!” Gemma tells you, dragging the metal detector out of the car. “Come on… and grab the tank!”

Gemma is already making her way down the rocky cliff. You check your phone. Sabrina has sent you a pile of messages documenting her time with Eddie. It looks like they went out for drinks when they couldn’t find you.

“Hurry up! We’re losing the light!” Gemma calls out.