Chapter Twenty Two

AVA

Ava stood there smiling sheepishly to herself. She had worried that Taylor might come and see them in a conspicuous position, but that wasn't for long since Richard had left and Taylor didn't show.

Glancing down at the two sandwiches on the plate, she realized there was still so much she didn't know about him. Like another world of mysteries around him.

Not the dark kind though.

He was so handsome when she had turned and found him standing there. His streaking white hair and beards were his features that Ava was sure, she was never going to get tired of.

Was she ever going to get tired at all?

And where did the naive Ava disappear to?

She'd even said 'me too' when he'd asked they talk when he got back. She was doing a lot of things she'd never thought that she'd ever do.

Taking hold of the now warm coffee, she poured it into the sink, washed it and replaced it.

He'd kissed her and she'd allowed it because she realized she missed him t