ADRIAN'S POV
For the first time in years, I didn't want to leave.
Work had always been the priority. Meetings. Contracts. Deadlines. Nothing ever made me hesitate to walk out the door.
Until today.
Leaving felt like tearing a piece of myself away.
I finished buttoning my shirt and glanced toward the mirror. Ava stood before it, brushing her hair. Every few seconds, she'd pause, a tiny, secret smile touching her lips before she quickly suppressed it.
I leaned against the wall, crossing my arms.
"You know..."
She met my eyes in the reflection.
"What?"
"I've been watching you for the last two minutes."
She froze.
"...Have you?"
"Mhmm."
"And?"
"You smile when you think no one's looking."
A faint blush dusted her cheeks.
"I do not."
"You do."
"I don't."
"You just did it agai
