Chapter Six
Abbey stepped from the minibus. The frigid air clutched her bare calves. She hopped on the spot to warm her limbs. Today marked one week into the show and their first challenge. They were at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk, otherwise known as The 1,000 Steps. It was built by the Australian Army as a remembrance to the soldiers that fought and died battling Japanese forces on the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea in World War II.
She’d succeeded in keeping away from Quinn and hadn’t come close to him for three days. She didn’t feel any better about her personal promise to keep away. It seemed her plan had worked. He’d lost interest, but instead of that warm, safe feeling she sought, there was only an uncomfortable ache mid-chest.
She took a deep, reaffirming breath. She had to
