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“Sounds fair enough,” she said

“What kind of work did you bring home?”

“So ideas toand websites for rebranding purposes I had about half my projects kicked back”

“I’m sorry to hear that”

“Don’t be That’s actually a good week The rule in the advertising world is that if you get it right on the first try, then your client doesn’t really knohat they want”

“Well, then congratulations on the kickback,” I said I lifted lass in the air and we toasted to her weekend full of work

“What about you?” she asked

“What about me?”

“What kind of work do you usually take home?”

“Not the kind I can freely talk about”

“Don’t worry I’enerals, no specifics,” she said

“I’m so happy you understand that”

“Well, I do So, there you go”

“In that case, the work I bring home is usually research related Once I do all the prep work for my cases, about sixty percent of my job is completed Until then, it chisels away at my free time”

“Makes sense I do research forwhen I need to”

“And it fits your field as well as the job you have”

“Do you think there will come a day when you don’t take so much work home?” she asked

My eyes connected with hers, and a warmth dropped overI hadn’t experienced with any wo time Our food was set in front of us, and I expected Ava to turn her eyes doard and begin eating, but she didn’t Her gaze and attention stayed on me

She was such a rare treasure, and I wasn’t ready to give her up

“Yeah There will come a day when I won’t at all, yes At least not on the weekends There isn’t much I can do about the weekdays, especially when cases are deeent But the weekends? Yes I have a plan to reclaim them within the next year or so,” I said

“That’s good I’ure it out along the way,” Ava said

“I’m sure you will I have no doubt about it”

We began to pick at the food in silence, and I could tell so was on her mind The second her eyes pulled away fro over her head It was as if I had been a distraction from her mind, and the second I was out of her vision, reality bombarded her

“Ava?”

“Hmm?” she asked

“Are you all right?”

She chewed slowly before she sed and nodded her head

“Yeah Yeah, I’m okay”

“You don’t look okay,” I said

“Are you telling ly?” she asked playfully