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Portland Airport
October 31
7:00 p.m.
As Ava walked next to Finn toward the airport, she kept hearing his response,
At heart, I’m a simple man. There’s nothing more important than family, a smile, kindness, and hope for tomorrow.
His answer was not unlike the same thoughts she’d had since January. But that didn’t fit the man she knew him to be. When she’d decided to purchase an apartment in New York City, she’d done her homework. She knew how much he’d made last year. How much his home in Tarrytown and apartment in the City were worth. Where he shopped, and the specifics of his business. None of those fit the needs of a simple man.
Look in the mirror, Ava. Remember what Emma said to you when you visited her in February?
We’re both good at pretending. Aren’t we?
Maybe just as
