AVA
I strummed my fingers against the table, impatient. Cindy was running late, which unfortunately, wasn’t entirely out of character. She’d texted just as Theo and I arrived at the restaurant, informing me that she had some kind of work-related emergency. Being a pediatric nurse was hard work, so it wasn’t like I was going to fault her for it.
It could have been worse. I could have been home downing a bottle of wine, binge watching Netflix all by my lonesome. At least I was out and about. Even teachers were allowed to have a life sometimes, once they got through all their work grading papers.
Besides, I wasn’t alone. Not really.
Theo sat in the booth directly behind me, his back to mine, trying not to draw attention to himself. I didn’t think it was working, given how often his waitre
