whispered in her ear with a smile in his voice.

” Ava whispered back and watched as Khalid beamed at her reply. The bodyguards who often st

is words. She thought she was overthinking it and reading too much into his tone but it sounded li

enly felt a little self-conscious and hoped that her wig hadn’t slipped while she was trying on all those clothes. That would

mbled for it in his pocket. He seemed almost nervous. Ava had never seen him break his regal aura before. Well, except now. She wondered if it was one of the people he had to interview. She would feel guilty if he had missed

phone off. Ava was not very skilled with relationships but the way he had reacted made her put her guard up quickly. She did

up your skin and irritate you,”

a’s unintere

, pretty woman? I would like to

ion. Ava felt a little like a child as he held her hand. That was the same way her mother used to hold her when she was younger and had no sense of direction. She quickly pulled herself out of that memory before

, making sure to keep her voice level and neutral. She did not want him to think she was doubting his int

e little man who is insistent on being on the show but I do not lik

Ava asked, still feeling unc

s mouth dropped open in awe. His explanation won her over so fast before she even realized what she was doing. She had always been wary of men, excluding the fact that she had to focus on work. She remembered a certain bad experienc

warm smile and then draped the lightly patterned scarf around her thin shoulders. She smiled and wrapped it tightly around herself though she didn’t really need it. Of course, she could

od and grabbed her wrist once again and began walking slowly. The small touch made Ava shiver a little more

t him to start asking her questions about stuff like that. She wasn’t sure she had healed from what had happened yet. She had just pushed it down deep inside her and

someone on set? I would never forgive myself.” Khalid looked a lot more somber and withdrawn now. From his expressions, Ava guessed that he must have had something like tha

ion,” she whispered and squeezed his palm gently. There was sincerity in her voice and she wanted to reassure h

,” Khalid said and squee

felt like they had been cut off from the rest of the world. Like only both of them existed at that moment. Ava had stopped breathing for a few seconds. She felt like even something as minute

no exception. Khalid moved closer to her, wanting to seal their quiet moment with his lips on hers so she could think about it for the rest of the night until they got a chance to see each other again. As he moved closer, a screech shattered the

he followed Ava to check on the driver. Of course, he was alive. Ava hurriedly dialed 911 and before they knew it, sirens were blaring throughout the str

policeman who took down some notes on his pad. His eyes were tiny and almost bored behind the thick pair of glasses

eman to do since the ambulance was waiting. The driver was wheeled into the back of the van after the paramedics

ently. He really meant it. Everything had been going so we

whispered, grabb