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Matiu

Fergburger, onsen baths (book massage option), go up the gondola

Also Arrowtown, Glenorchy

Please don’t hire a car and try driving down there of all places, the roads are often narrow and winding and I’ve seen enough tourists used to driving on the right weave all over the show.

Lizzie

Are you my boyfriend or my dad?

I cringe at my own terrible question, but they’ve already both seen it so it’s too late to edit.

Matiu

*Am* I still your boyfriend? I want to be

Lizzie

I told my life story to a couple who sat next to me on the flight down. Both men used the best term to describe the current situation for you boys.

They said you’re in the dog box.

Scott

We are 100%

Deserve to be, too

I’ll go sleep outside with the farm dogs for punishment

I hate that I can be fine one minute and close tears the next. I take a shaky breath before typing.

Lizzie

No punishments for anyone.

We’re adults

I’m taking time to sort my head out. I need you guys to be okay with that

Matiu

We are

Scott

We are. Sorry. No more bad jokes from me.

Just go have a fun time in Queenstown

I decide to take a taxi from my hotel into the main part of Queenstown for dinner. I’m waiting in the hotel lobby when a message comes through from Scott. I wait until I’m in the car to read it.

Scott

Hey Lizzie, I wanted to message you separately and apologise properly. You’re right, we had plenty of opportunities to tell you what had gone on between us and we really fucked that up. You shouldn't have found out that way.

I don't know what to say to make it right. What I do know is that I miss you. So much. I’m not saying it to put pressure on you, and I debated saying anything at all, but I would hate for you to be down there thinking that I don’t care when I really, really do.