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Ava studied my wide, panicked eyes, and her cheeks reddened with embarrassment.
“I...I'm sorry,” Ava stuttered. “It seems like I've put my foot in my mouth. | seem to always be doing that.” Her
eyes bounced between Alexander and | like a tennis ball. “Let's talk about something else.” Ava’s voice was too
bright and cheery.
Alexander turned tolike he was waiting forto say something, but | averted my eyes. My stomach was full
of butterflies, and my leg bounced.
“That was a great suggestion, Ava,” his deep voice rumbled from the side of me. “But Olivia isn’t brave enough
to marry me.”
My head shot up, and indignation flowed through me. He thought | wasn’t brave?
Our eyes met, and energy sparked to life between us. Alexander raised one of his eyebrows as if waiting for me
to prove him wrong.
But | couldn't. Because at the end of the day, did | have enough courage to marry Alexander after how poorly my
first marriage turned out? Even if the marriage was only for show?
Alexander's jaw clenched, and the awkward silence stretched among the three of us, turning more
uncomfortable with each second that passed.
“Is that all it takes to get married...courage?” Ava asked, attempting to
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| swallowed nervously and peaked over at Alexander. His hands were clenched on top of the table. He gave me
one more searching look, scowled, and then rose from his chair. Then Alexander left the room
without another word.
| cut my eyes to Ava and nodded in the direction of stairs. She understood, and we hurriedly collected our things.
“Goodnight, Mike!” | called as we rushed down the stairs. “Thanks for everything.”
Once Ava and | were alone downstairs, | gently whacked her arm.
“What was that all about?” | hissed and gestured upstairs “Why would you puton the spot like that?”
Ava flushed. “I'm so sorry. You know that | always just say the first thing that comes out of my mouth.”
| sighed, dropped my bags on the floor, and rubbed my temples. But Ava’s wide eyes were filled with remorse,
and | couldn’t stay mad at her.
“It’s alright,” | said and gave her a small smile. “I know you didn’t have any ill intentions. Just next time, think
before you speak.”
Ava nodded and assuredshe would.
| did a quick load of laundry and took a shower. Since Ava was spending the night, she played on her phone as |
prepared for bed. | sighed in relief as | slipped into the cool sheets of my own soft bed.
Ava cover to sit beside me. The uncertain expression on her face madeslightly nervous.
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Right after | shut the bedroom light off, Ava cleared her throat.
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“How do you actually feel about Ethan getting married to Chloe? Now that it’s just us two,” she asked, her words
drifting through the dark
room.
“Let’s put it this way,” | replied in a lazy tone. “I'm thankful that you didn’t tellbefore | ate my ravioli
because disgusting news like that would have ruined a delicious meal.”
She let out a sigh of relief. “Good, I'm glad to hear that. I'm scared that those two assholes are going to cause a
lot of problems when they get married...I really don’t want them to negatively affect you.”
“Thank you for thinking of me,” | said.
We were quiet for a few moments, and my eyes fluttered closed.
“You know...” Ava trailed off. “You should give Alexander a chance. He's so charming and handsome. Honestly,
that man looks delicious.”
My eyes flew open, and my cheeks
warmed. “He looks delicious? Would
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She chuckled. “It doesn’t matter who eats who. Not when the feeling comes over you guys. Then, animal instinct
takes over.
| squinted. “You should focus on your
love life instead of mine. You giving
sbaléone who's never driven before
teaching a Driver's Education class.”
Even in the dark room, | saw Ava’s cheeks go red.
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