~ Nicci warmed by more than the fire, with all her new family ~<br/><br/>Nicci watched Vince over the top of her cup as she alternated between taking sips and breathing in the aromatic steam.  The questions seemed as important to him as they had been to her and she felt for him as he struggled to put down what he wanted on paper.<br/><br/>It meant a lot to her that he was so obviously trying so hard.  He was full of contradictions she thought, that lighthearted banter definitely did hide a much deeper side to him and his answer as she handed him the paper still touched her deeply.<br/><br/>In fact she couldn't wait to hear all them answer the questions, she was thirsty for knowledge – for everything about them and felt a little flip in her tummy with excitement, only two more to go, she thought as Vince passed the pad to Mari, then the unveiling would begin.