Ava’s eyebrows bent in briefly. “Not really. Not since college. I stay so busy with work, and I love my job. It’s been … enough.” Enough. What a safe, invulnerable word for such a smart, beautiful, and interesting woman to use. That no one had met her and felt this same urge to unearth the pieces of her that she didn’t show the world seemed unbelievable. It seemed … “That seems impossible,” I said under my breath, and even though I hadn’t intended to say it out loud, she heard me.
