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“She sounds like she could be the answer to your problems, Victor.”
“What the hell do you mean?” I ask.
I pull out my phone and call someone I have never called before.
Ava Matson.
Damon’s girlfriend. The girl who went to high school with the barista who shamelessly rejected me.
She answers quick.
“Victor? What’s wrong?”
Truth is, I’ve never called her before. She obviously thinks it is an emergency. Whoops.
Damon and Ava have a crazy bond that is sure to never break. They’re both very fiery souls, and they burn especially brightly together.
“Nothing’s wrong,” I reply.
“Then what’s up? You nearly gave me a heart attack there for a moment.”
“I’ve just been to dinner with Olivia and Spencer, and your name with someone else came up,” I say. “Do you know a barista named Josie Gunn?”
There’s a long pause as my brother’s girlfriend processes that question. She’s probably wondering why the fuck I’m asking her about some random girl she went to high school with.
“I do,” Ava says quietly. “But I haven’t really spoken to her in years. Not much since high school. She works at The Oak now, in town.”
“What’s she like?” I ask.
Another long pause.
“She had a close boyfriend. I think they got married.”
Oh?
“Married? Are they still together?”
“No, definitely not,” Ava replies. “I know that for sure.”
Something in my chest unexpectedly stirs.
“Is she a good person, Ava?” I ask.
“She’s nice. She’s been through a lot. Why are you asking, Victor?”
I smile to myself.
“No reason.”
“What are you doing? Why does it involve her?”
Ava’s tone is instantly suspicious.
“Nothing,” I reply.
Another long pause.
“Don’t do anything reckless, Victor. Please. Not with Josie. Not with what she’s gone through.”
