Leo

Two nights later, they were finished. Now all they needed was a boat.
They sat on the beach eating a picnic dinner by a small campfire. Leo couldn't help thinking about Delia and how he'd promised to go on a picnic with her when he got back. He felt guilty to be sitting there with Calypso. He knew he loved Delia and Calypso was a great friend but still, something about sitting there with her felt wrong and he couldn't explain it.
"I'll start chopping wood for the boards tomorrow," Leo said. "Few days and we'll have enough for a small hull."
"You've made a ship before." Calypso recalled. "Your Argo II."
Leo nodded. Thinking about the Argo just made him miss Delia more. He'd worked hard on it with her and now he was working on a different ship with a different girl. It was another thing that felt wrong.
"So how long until you sail?" Calypso's tone was light, but she didn't meet his eyes.
"Uh, not sure. Another week?" He wondered how long that would really be. A day? A month? A year? He wondered if Delia would wait that long.
Calypso ran her long fingers across the completed curcuit board. "This took so long to make."
"You can't rush perfection."
A sad smile tugged at the edge of her mouth. "Yes, but will it work?"
"Getting out, no problem," Leo said. "But to get back I'll need Festus and-"
"What?"
Leo blinked. "Festus. My bronze dragon. Once I figure out how to rebuild him I'll-"
"You told me about Festus," Calypso said. "But what do you mean get back?"
Leo grinned nervously. "Well... to get back here, duh. I'm sure I said that."
"You most definitely did not."
"I'm not gonna leave you here! After you helped me and everything? Of course I'm coming back. Once I rebuild Festus, he'll be able to handle an improved guidance system. There's an astrolobe that I, uh, found in Bologna. Anyway, I think that with that crystal you gave me-"
"You can't come back." Calypso interrupted.
"Because I'm not welcome?"
"Because you can't. It's impossible. No man finds Ogygia twice. That is the rule."
Leo rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well, you might've noticed I'm not very good at following rules. I'm coming back here with my dragon, and we'll spring you. Take you wherever you want to go. It's only fair."
"Fair..." Calypso's voice was barely audible.
In the firelight, her eyes looked sad. Did she think he was lying?
"You didn't think I could start the shop without you?" He asked. "I can't make lemonade and stew, and I sure can't sing."
She stared at the sand.
"Well anyway," Leo said, "tomorrow I'll start on the lumber. And in a few days..."
He noticed a raft bobbing in the water. He watched in disbelief as it floated in to shore.

Notes

I wrote most of this chapter while sitting in a stretch which is meant to get me on pointe and now I can hardly move my feet! Worth it but seriously, ouch!

Leave me a comment with ideas. I'm gonna reveal soon Delia's plan and what the silver light was.

(You should know that I make most of this up as I go so any ideas are very welcome!)