Drio dropped his napkin and swore. Leo's fork clanged against the china plate. I could swear that even the restaurant dimmed, conversations petering out around us as the candles fluttered nervously.

"Lovely, Nee." Leo topped me up. "Only happy drunk girl allowed tonight."

"Sorry. The saying just popped into my head. And well, let's face it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. We never know." I raised my glass in cheers. "I know it's sappy, but there's no one ...