Chapter 65

STEVE'S POV

Hearing a car pull up, I shifted the curtain aside and looked out of the study window. I saw what seemed to be Ava's familiar figure round the corner.

Her back was to me, but a moment later, she looked in my direction. Yes. It was her alright. A knock sounded on the door of my study moments later.

I was on my feet before it could be repeated, heading towards the door. In my haste to get there, some knick knacks on my desk got disarranged.

I quickly unlocked the door and jerked it open before the knock could be repeated. I grabbed Ava's arm and pulled her into the room. I quickly looked up and down the corridor to satisfy myself that no one saw her come in.

There was no one there. I breathed a little more easily and turned to face Ava. She was rubbing her arm and looking at me reproachfully, her lips turned down in a pout.

"You almost bruised me, you know," she said.

"I am sorry about that, Ava. I did it for obvious reasons." When she still continued frowning, I added. "S