She could barely catch her breathe. Had she just heard Christian right? Had he just said that he missed her? Not possible. Not after how their relationship had ended. It took a moment, but she came to her senses. Being around Christian had always knocked her off kilter. “Wait a minute. I’m not sure that I can go there,” she stated calmly as she backed away from his embrace. Rubbing her forehead, she tried to process the moment. “Okay. I’m sorry.” Christian let her go and backed away himself. He just stared at her, trying to see if he could tell how she was feeling by her facial expression. He loved the way that her eyes sparkled. The two of them were much older now, but he knew that the Ava Marie that he’d once fell in love with was still there. “I’ll get us something to drink. You want a soda?” Ava offered. “Sure. I’ll have what you’re having, Ava Marie.” Hearing Christian call her Ava Marie sent chills up her spine. It was a call back to another lifetime that had become a distant memory.
