By the time they closed the villa door behind them, everyone was in a terrible mood. Travelling with four children under eight and her grandmother was almost enough to push Katy over the edge. Ruby, Matthew and the twins immediately dropped what they were carrying and sprinted in various directions to explore, while Glenda muttered that she needed a drink and headed out onto the terrace. Glancing upwards, swearing under her breath, Katy picked up as much as she could carry and made her way towards the bedrooms.

Throwing her bag on one of the double beds, Katy considered flopping down on it for a moment, before an annoyed shout followed by laughter met her ears. Rolling her eyes, she wandered out in the direction of the sound, seeing an indignant Ruby, standing beside the pool dripping water everywhere while Mathew and the twins laughed uproariously at her. Even Glenda was smirking a little as she did her best to chastise the younger children and comfort her eldest great-granddaughter.

"Did they actually push her in the pool?" Katy asked as soon as they'd all headed inside.

Glenda arched an eyebrow. "It was Jess, obviously."

"Obviously." Her granddaughter echoed, sighing.

"I'll go and do a food shop." The older woman offered, although Katy severely doubted that it was a selfless offer. She suspected that her grandmother just wanted a bit of peace and quiet for a while. "Anything that you want?"

"Vodka."

"Anything that you want that wasn't already on the list?" Glenda specified.

"Nah, whatever you think. Thanks, Gran."

With a wave over her shoulder and the bang of the front door, Glenda was gone. Katy heard the hire car start up, before sighing and going in search of the children. They'd worked out bedrooms between them – much to her relief – and by the time Katy poked her head around each of the doors, they had well and truly made themselves at home. Wincing at the sight of clothes strewn everywhere, she agreed that they could put their swimming things on and go straight in the pool.

"Come and swim, Mummy!" Jessica requested, bobbing up and down beside the wall and peering up at Katy on the sun lounger.

"Not right now, babe." She said with a smile. "In a bit, I promise."

By the time Glenda returned, they had persuaded Katy to join the in the pool. The older woman returned to the sound of laughter and excited screaming, settling herself on the sun lounger and watching her family messing around in the pool. She smiled at the sight of her granddaughter totally at ease, not a care in the world as she laughed and splashed the children.

"Coming in, Gran?" Katy called, swinging Matthew onto her shoulders as she turned to look at Glenda. "Water's lovely."

"Not a chance, my darling."

"Oh! Come on, Granny! It's fun!" Ruby pleaded, swimming up to the wall and batting her eyelashes as she looked up at her.

"Nope."

The children all glanced in Katy's direction and she nodded, a mischievous grin on her face. As one they swarmed towards Glenda and began splashing water in her direction, earning themselves a shocked shriek as the woman jumped to her feet. Laughing wildly, the children immediately forgot about tormenting their great-grandmother and started throwing the beach ball between them.

Lifting herself up to sit on the edge of the pool, Katy laughed at the sight of Glenda attempting to dry herself with a towel, before she gave up and dropped heavily onto the lounger with a huff. The older blonde scowled at her for a moment, before flicking her with the towel and allowing a smile to twist her lips.

"I hate you all."

"Nah, you don't. You love it really." Katy chuckled.

"Yes, I absolutely love being soaked when I'm fully clothed." Glenda retorted sarcastically.

"Gran, we're in Spain and it's like thirty degrees. You'll dry off in like three minutes." Moving to drape herself over the second sun lounger, Katy glanced sideways. "Anything interesting happen at the supermarket?"

"Nope," letting out a contented sigh, Glenda reclined on her lounger, closing her eyes, "although there was a rather handsome young man who seemed quite interested in me."

"Oh yeah?" Turning onto her side, Katy propped her head up on one hand. "Tell all."

As Glenda launched into her tale of the sexy Spanish man she'd met at the supermarket, Katy closed her eyes and let herself enjoy the warmth of the sun on her face. She'd made up her mind to go and visit Carlos while they were on the island, to see the look on his face when she asked him about her mother's business accounts.

"Are you even listening to me, Katherine?"

"Yeah, course I am." Katy assured her immediately. "Your new boy toy, Mateo, works in La Cantina on Calle Valle De Roncal."

"Hmmm…"

"Honestly, Gran, I'm listening to you, I promise."

"No, I'm just… how would you feel about me popping out for a couple of drinks later?"

Katy laughed, knowing that she could have guessed that Glenda would ask that. "It's fine, Gran. Go and enjoy yourself. You can stay here tomorrow while I head out."

"You're going out?"

"Alright." She rolled her eyes. "No need to look so surprised."

"This is the first time in… months… that you've even expressed an interest in going out. I'm pleased to hear it."

Katy rolled her eyes again. "It's not like that, Gran. I wanna go and visit Carlos Belan, Mum and Rox's business partner out here."

"Katherine! You're on holiday. Can you just have one week without thinking about business?"

"Yeah, OK, but it's not just business. I liked Carlos and I was mates with his son Daniel." Her eyes flickered unconsciously towards the twins, a soft smile on her face. "I wanna see how they are."

"Alright, fine. But I expect you to have a good time and come home at least tipsy."

Laughing again, Katy shoved her arm gently. Then she pulled herself to her feet and ran her hands through her hair, squeezing the worst of the water from it as she did so. "Mojito?"

"Ooh, you know the way to my heart, my darling."

Katy had been woken in the middle of the night by the sound of the villa's front door and then a loud, hastily shushed, giggle. Immediately guessing that it was her grandmother and her latest conquest stumbling in, she had merely turned over and placed her pillow over her head, hoping that they wouldn't be loud enough to wake any of the children up.

She must have fallen asleep pretty quickly, because the next thing she knew it was just gone eight in the morning. The thin curtains were no match for the bright sunlight and with a sigh she rolled out of bed and headed for the kitchen. Ruby was already in the living room, watching cartoons, so Katy dropped a kiss to the top of her head and asked whether she was ready for breakfast. Receiving a shake of the head in response, she merely shrugged and went to turn on the coffee pot.

"Buenos días."

Jumping at the greeting from behind her, in an unexpectedly masculine voice, Katy whirled around defensively. She was acutely aware that she was wearing a thin tank top and shorts that were decidedly shorter than was decent.

"Err… buenos días."

"Soy Mateo. Regresé aquí con Glenda anoche."

"Soy Katy. Glenda es mi–"

Before she could reveal that Glenda was her grandmother, the woman herself appeared in the kitchen. "Ah, Mateo, this is Katy."

"Your younger sister, I assume?" He said with a charming smile, wrapping Glenda in his arms.

Katy pulled a face at her grandmother behind his back as Glenda laughed flirtatiously. "Something like that."

"Right, well, lovely as this is, I've got kids to sort." The younger blonde muttered, sure that neither of them were actually listening to her. "Can you just… not in front of them, please."

"Sorry, darling." Glenda apologised, extricating herself from the young man's arms and tying the belt around her robe more securely. "I think I'll go and have a shower. Mateo?"

As they left the room, Katy shook her head and exhaled, letting out a long, low breath. Turning her attention back to coffee and pastries, she flicked the radio on, filling the room with music. When first Matthew and then Sophie appeared, she called Ruby in to come and sit at the bar with them, before going to pull Jessica out of bed. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom attached to Glenda's room made her shudder slightly, before she herded her daughter to join the others.

"Who was that man with Granny?" Ruby asked around a mouthful of food.

"Finish what you're eating before you ask questions." Katy told her, sopping on her coffee and wondering how to answer.

"So, who is he?" She pressed as soon as she had swallowed down her breakfast.

"He's just her new friend."

"Is he her boyfriend?" Jessica asked, peering at her curiously.

Katy winced at the thought. "No. He's just… someone she met and had some fun with."

"Is he staying here?"

"No. No way."

"Can we go to the beach?" Matthew asked, clearly disinterested in their current conversation.

"Of course." Katy agreed, smiling at him. "After breakfast, OK?"

"Is Granny's friend going to come to the beach with us?"

Shooting her eldest daughter a look, the young woman shook her head. "No, I'm sure he's got things to do and places to be."

When Glenda emerged a short while later, Katy reiterated the statement and the older woman held up her hands in informed her that Mateo had, indeed, gone home. Narrowing her eyes playfully, her granddaughter told her she was glad to hear it, before retreating to her room to get ready for their day at the beach.

Making her way through once-familiar streets, Katy found herself standing outside the bar that Ronnie and Roxy had set up with Carlos. She smiled fondly, before sighing and pushing open the door. Inside was packed, unsurprisingly, but she pushed her way through the crowds to the bar. Looking around quickly, she spotted a familiar face and headed to the far end, smiling broadly at the young man serving there.

"Daniel!"

"Oh my god, it's not Katy Mitchell?" He slipped out from behind the bar and pulled her into a tight hug, lifting her feet off the ground. "It's been years! What are you doing here?"

"I'm on holiday with my family; thought I'd show them the old haunts." She smiled. "How're you? How's the family?"

"Well… I got married!"

Katy blinked at him for a moment, before forcing her face into a smile. "Oh my god, that's amazing! Congratulations. When?"

"Two weeks ago, actually." He beamed. "I think you'd really like Rachel."

"I'm sure I would." She agreed. Finding out that two of her exes had got married within a week of each other was a surprise that she hadn't needed. "How's your dad? Is he around?"

"Yeah, he's in the office. Why don't you–" Daniel stopped abruptly. "You stay here and I'll go and get him. Mía will get you a drink."

Katy furrowed her eyebrows a little at his strange behaviour, watching him head towards the office, before her attention was distracted by the barmaid he'd asked to serve her. While she waited for her drink, her eyes moved back to the doorway where Daniel was now speaking to his father, motioning over his shoulder towards the bar. As Carlos walked further into the room, Katy looked past him into the office, catching sight of someone with long blonde hair, before the door was closed firmly.

"Katy!" Carlos greeted her just as warmly as his son had, holding her at arm's length to look at her properly. "You're looking more beautiful than ever."

"Oh, shush." She swatted at him. "You're looking well. How's business?"

"We're doing well, especially over the summer months. Did Daniel tell you his news?"

"Yeah, congratulations!"

"Just Joshua to get off my hands now; the other six are settled. I don't suppose you'd–?"

Katy laughed along with him as he waggled his eyebrows suggestively at her. "No, Carlos, thank you. Poor Joshua wouldn't know what had hit him."

"I suppose you're right; I don't think he'd be able to handle a Mitchell girl."

"Look, Carlos, I've got a couple of questions I wanted to ask you… about Mum and Rox's business account."

He rubbed the back of his neck. "Now's not a good time… you can see how busy we are. When do you go home?"

"Saturday morning."

"What about meeting for lunch on Friday?"

Slightly suspiciously, Katy agreed. She said goodnight, asking Carlos to say goodbye to Daniel for her. He agreed, hugging her again before heading back to the office. Yet again, Katy caught sight of someone blonde before the door closed. With a sigh, she shook her head and told herself not to be so stupid, before heading back to the villa.