“Is something going on between you and Ava?” The honesty of my answer depends on one thing only. What does he want to know? “Maybe.” “No matter what you think right now, she’s just my friend,” he says, straightening his back and squaring his shoulders. “We had sex, but that’s in the past. I have no feelings for her. I’m asking you this because I care about her, and I don’t want her to get hurt.”