[Webster]

It's strange to think that perhaps Mathias has made a friend here on the island. There is Veronica, of course, but he considers her to be more than just a friend at this point, and there is Stacy, but their friendship is something else. To be together during the worst, more devastating parts of their lives has forged a sort of bond Mathias doesn't really understand. Sometimes he still finds himself uncomfortable around her, yet there's no one on the island he trusts more and he still goes to sleep with her every night.

Webster is a friend, though. Not like Stacy, not like Veronica. A male friend, and Mathias isn't quite sure how that happened.

He isn't complaining, of course, and when Webster suggests they go surfing, he agrees. Although he's been taking lessons, he still isn't very good and he struggles with the surfboard as he drags it down toward the beach. Spotting Webster, he lifts his hand in a wave, nearly dropping the board at the same time.