AVA
“Do I need to kill a b***h?” Cindy shrieked over the call. “Name a time and place, Ava. I’ll beat them to a pulp. No one sneaks up on my girl. I’ve been taking krav maga lessons, you know.”
“Would you please calm down? Nothing happened. I’m only here as a precaution. I think.”
“Are you sure? I’ve been looking forward to taking someone’s eye out for real.”
“You’re surprisingly violent for a nurse.”
“Let’s not make this about me. Are you okay?”
I sat on the edge of Theo’s bed. I was still trembling. I’d never seen Theo so alarmed. The fear in his eyes had chilled me to the bone. “I’m fine,” I lied. “I’m safe. I just wanted to call and tell you not to go to my place and not to panic.”
“Telling me not to panic is only going to make me panic, Ava.”
“He’s got everything under contro
