ANNE’S POV

We all sat at the dining table. All of us. Cadel, Cam, Carson, Nicole and I. It was the night before the guys went to the summit they were to attend. We had never had dinner together before, which made this awkward.

The big dining room aided the deafening silence that went on. Only the sounds of clattering cutlery could be heard. I was sitting opposite the guys while Nic sat beside me. No one sat at the table head.

I was kind of conscious of myself because this is the closest I think I've been with the three of them at once.

Nicole suddenly broke the silence,...