AVA
I moved as if wading through a thick fog. Preparing for bed had never been such a hard task before. I didn’t want to slip beneath the covers and
lay down because I knew I’d wake up the next morning and have to leave. I wanted to stave off the seconds and remain here with Theo and Cory, not be whisked off to an unknown location surrounded by people I didn’t know.
I’m a little too old to have another kid, you know?
His words echoed inside my skull. It was clear to me now where we stood. We were on two entirely different pages. No, different chapters. Even if I’d been foolish enough to entertain the idea of being in a relationship with Theo —even after all this madness— that we’d stand a chance of working out.
He’d already settled down and had a family of his own, whereas I was still
