They didn't speak about the night they'd shared, but Keith extended his stay in Montreal. He and Abbie saw each other often; she took pleasure in showing him around her city. The silence regarding their intimacy, however, wasn't for lack of effort on Keith's part. He tried multiple times to broach the subject, but Abbie, a master of avoidance, dodged every question. She simply wasn't ready to define anything. For now, she wanted to live inside the effortless, safe bubble they had created.
Meanwhile, Keith found ways to see her despite his back and forth trips between Montreal and Toronto. One time, after a concert at Parc Jean-Drapeau, they dined together at a 24-hour Chinese restaurant in Chinatown before heading out for drinks.
A few drinks dissolved Abbie's usual inhibitions. Her play
