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“It’ll only take a second,” I said

“I really need to go, Logan”

“Then have lunch with me”

I putHer eyes fell, and I abruptly released her, trying to keep control offlashed behind her eyes I’d never seen that expression on her face before, so I didn’t knohat it was But froood

“I really have to go,” she said

“Of course It, uh, was really good seeing you, Ava”

And even though I wanted her to return the sentiment, she didn’t She si down the hallway

I sat in roaned I needed to talk with soravitated towardout in , a sound I had becoweekend had been the one person I hadn’t wanted to see And that had only been briefly I had packed up Caht I had sat the box outside h the peephole when I had heard her co

Other than that, nothing filled hts of Ava

“This is Hunter”

“That busy of a day, huh?”

“Hey, Logan Long time no talk What’s up?” he asked

“You want to do lunch today?” I asked

“You’re aware it’s three in the afternoon, right?”

“Wait It is?”

“Oh, shit That ood is on your mind And while I can’t meet you for lunch since I’ve already taken ive you fifteen minutes while you lay it all out for me”

“How generous,” I said flatly

“Talk to ot you so distracted?”

“Okay Bear with me, because a lot has happened”

“Oh, shit What did Camilla do now?”

“Just listen, Hunter So, you know I had that second night with Ava”

“Oh, dao?” he asked

“Good, except she rushed out on ht”

“That sucks No round two?”

“Actually, we had round three at ht”

“No fucking way”

“We did Without going into tooher co the issue with the company”

“Ava in trouble?”

“No More like the coet wrapped up soon enough It’s fucking ridiculous,” I said