"I mean, he was drunk, so he said that out of the blue."
Luke's frown eased as he said,
"Oh. That's okay then."
Ava nodded her head and looked away from him. She bit her bottom lip, not knowing where to start.
She felt him touching her hand. Luke held her hand and asked,
"Do you want to say something? I am your friend before I become your lover. You can share it with me."
Ava looked at him and took a deep breath.
"Luke, there is something I really want to talk about."
"Yeah, sure."
"Luke, I can't-"
Ava was interrupted by a ringtone coming near them. Ava turned around to see a boy running toward them, handing Luke a bag. The ringtone was coming from inside the bag.
That was Luke's bag. He thanked the boy before pulling out his phone.
Ava could see the name of the person who call
