Noah held her gaze and swallowed hard, visibly affected by Ava’s confession. If he was surprised, then she was reeling. She could hardly believe she’d uttered those words.
I trust you.
It sounded preposterous, even to her own ears. Ava didn’t know this man. He didn’t know her. And here she was making admissions she didn’t recall ever making to…anyone before, even when she’d felt it. For Ava, admitting to putting her trust into someone felt surreal. Dangerous.
She almost wished she’d said that she was in love with him instead. Somehow, the frivolity of a confession of love felt less mortifying. At least she wouldn’t really have meant it. As it was, her ill-advised words had inadvertently created a connection between them. Something like and unwanted expectation.
If he to
