Adam stood staring at the shrinking figure standing at the rear of the train as it disappeared from view, jumping slightly as Little Joe slapped his shoulder with a grin, the young miss Jeanine Lariday on his arm.
"Well Adam, I could sum up the whole summer in one sentence. She came, she stole our hearts, she broke them, she fled. Luckily for me though I spring back awful fast."
He grinned at the girl on his arm and she blushed with a pleased grin of her own, and Adam too grinned.
"Well come on Little Joe, you still have an awful lot of work to do today, time to get to it."
"What? But I finished my-"
"Do you mean to tell me that you aren't gonna make good on your promise after you saddled me with that entire fence to mend earlier this summer?"
Adam's expression was mocking as he grinned at his little brother who flushed and mumbled something about "Had in mind to make it up to you... later..." and then he laughed as they joined their father who stood making small talk to Doc Martin, who had also been to see Cassidy off.
"Don't you agree that Joe has work to do Pa?" Adam raised his eyebrow questioningly at their father, who looked up from his conversation with a bemused expression.
"I certainly do."
Little Joe groaned.
"Aw Pa...."