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~FABIOLA~
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“What are you doing here?” I ask before i can stop myself.
Maximus huffs, “it’s my house.”
“I know. I mean… your wife, shouldn’t you be tending to her?”
“Her father’s there with her.”
“But what about—“
“Are you sending me away Ava?” God the way he says my name just now. I fight a squirm.
“No it’s just…” I avert my gaze from his, trying to ignore how his shirt cling to his torso… and the fact that this is the first time he’s ever been in my room. Sucking the whole air. “I mean, you looked really sad when I left and now you just seem so…”
“Cheerful?” He finishes with a chuckle, the sound low and throaty.
“Well… yes? I mean, your wife is going to rehab. I don’t think anyone would be cheerful about that.”
A look crosses his face, like he’s debating whether to te
