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“Why? I wanted to meet the infamous Ava/Freya or whatever the hell she’s calling herself.”
“Enough,” I said.
“Sorry. That was out of line. Listen, Grayson. I just worry. I can totally see why you’re into her. She’s gorgeous but also a liar, which is the one thing you hate.”
“Yeah, I know.” I sighed as I sipped my coffee. “I asked her last night why she was seeing Charlotte, and she wouldn’t tell me. But it seems like everyone is in therapy these days. It doesn’t mean shit.”
“But Charlotte isn’t just an ordinary therapist. She deals with a lot of complex cases. Besides, have you forgotten how unstable Claudia was back in Boston?”
“No, I haven’t.”
“I’m just trying to look out for my brother. We’re always there for each other, and if the situation were reversed, you’d be saying the same thing to me. Just be careful.” He placed his hand on my shoulder and stood up. “I’ll talk to you later.”
After finishing my coffee, I went inside and upstairs to check on Ava. She was out of the shower and already dressed. My pager that was on the nightstand went off. Walking over, I grabbed it.
“Shit. The hospital needs me to come in. I can drop you off on my way.”
“Seriously, Grayson. I can call an Uber. I don’t mind.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Just give me a minute to get ready, and we’ll leave.”
I pulled up to the curb of her building.
“I had a great time last night.” I smiled.
“So did I. Thank you for dinner and showing me your beautiful home.”
“You’re welcome. Thank you for staying the night.” I brought my hand up to her cheek. “I’ll call you later.”
“Sounds good.” She reached over and kissed my lips before climbing out of the car.
I took in a deep breath as I watched her walk into the building and then headed to the hospital.
CHAPTER10
Ava
I stepped into my apartment with a smile on my face. Dr. Grayson Kind was different from any man I’d ever known, and after last night, I could safely say that the feelings emerging inside me were ones I’d never experienced before. It felt good, but it also scared the shit out of me. There were too many factors at play. One was that his cousin was Charlotte, my therapist. Another was the fact that if things were to progress between us, I’d have to tell him about my family, my system. He deserved to know the truth about me. My biggest fear was how he would handle it and how his family would handle it.
It had been a couple of days, and I hadn’t heard from him. He told me when he dropped me off the other day, he would call that night. I hadn’t stopped thinking about him and kept looking at my phone more than I should have. I could sit and make up excuses for why he didn’t call or text all day, but I wasn’t going down that road.
I was at a client’s house looking at online furniture with her when my phone rang. Pulling it from my purse, I noticed it was from the hospice center where Charles was.
“Excuse me. I have to take this call,” I said to Valerie as I stood up and walked into the foyer. “Hello.”
“Is this Ava Williams?” A sweet voice on the other end asked.
“Yes. This is she.”
“Miss Williams, I’m calling about Dr. Charles Lenox. We need you to come to the hospice center as soon as possible. He’s asking for you.”
I could tell by the sympathetic sound of her voice that something was wrong.
“I’m on my way. Thank you for calling.” I ended the call and walked back into the living room. “Valerie, I’m sorry, but I have to go. It’s an emergency.”
“I hope everything is okay, Ava. Don’t worry. We can look at furniture another time.”
“Thank you for understanding. I’ll be in touch.” I grabbed my laptop and my purse and flew out the door.
