Nic calling my name is enough to make me turn away from her and take a seat opposite him and Tori and catch up with how their day went. They spent last night out at their country estate and went horse riding today. It’s not my cup of tea, but I know he loves being out of the city. We all have different things that relax us, and that’s what the two of them have found works for them.

“How has your day been? And if you tell me you’ve been working, I won’t be happy,” Tori asks. She has become a bit of a mama bear to the group since she and Nic got together, and even though she is the youngest, she seems to wear this role well. I suppose it comes from being with the owner and head of the company.

When Flynn met Nic in Australia, they become best friends from day one, and although I have only known Nic for almost five years, he is now one of my closest friends too. He moved back to the UK to take over the hotel chain he inherited from his grandfather, and Flynn told him I was the man he could trust with all his financial affairs. It was the first time I’d ever heard my brother talk like he was proud of me and my achievements in my career. And although it took a little while to get to know my brother again after fifteen years apart, before long, he was pissing me off like the little brother I grew up with, and it actually felt good. As much as he drives me crazy, I do love him.

“Okay, I won’t tell you then.” With a grin on my face, I take another sip of my beer as Nic bursts out laughing.

“Forrest, when are we going to find you someone to take the seriousness out of you? You need to lighten up a bit, that’s what weekends are for.” Although she is partly serious, Tori is also laughing at me because she knows I’ll never change.

“Hey, girls, we need to find a woman for Forrest to help take the stick out of his ass and relax a bit,” Tori calls to Harper and Felisha, and while I’m spitting my beer back out, I’m not the only one, as both girls in the kitchen start choking on their champagne.

“How is it after all this time, you still manage to shock me with some of the words out of your mouth?” Nic rolls his eyes at Tori, and she just shrugs her shoulders at him.

“What, it’s true. He needs a woman in his life. Look at how much better your world is now that I’m in it.” If there is one thing Tori is, it’s confident in her and Nic’s relationship. There is no doubt how in love they are.