(Anna) His sudden question threw me off, making my mouth hit the ground with shock. A wave of warmth travelled through me and I wondered if he was joking or was serious. One could never tell with Asher. Was he being sincere or merely mocking me to prompt a reaction? Before I could formulate an answer, Oliver dragged me along towards the pirate boat. “Hurry! I want side seats,” Oliver jabbered as Asher followed us on sure and confident steps. A small smile twisting his lips. I knew this was a topic we needed to approach subtly and not in a hurry, definitely not like this. So I avoided approaching the topic for now. We settled in the boat and belted up. Oliver perched between Asher and me and was over-excited for the ride. It had been a while since I had taken this one

