Zuri

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, running her palms together,

"So, brothers, when did you say you will be coming back?" She asked looking at the three of them at the same time.

"In the next three days," Cadel said.

That seemed like a long time to me. I didn't say anything though. I didn't want to seem like a weakling in front of them. The three of them haven't warmed up to the idea of me yet. Carson still stays away. He only came to me sometimes whe