Ava's Pov
Leon didn't stay long after that.
There wasn't anything left to say without repeating ourselves, and neither of us seemed interested in doing that. He stood there for a second like he wanted to say something else, then didn't.
"I'll call you later," he said.
"Sure."
He nodded once, then turned and left.
I followed him with my eyes until the door closed.
The silence after was loud. I stayed where I was for a few seconds, then sat down slowly. I didn't even feel the urge to cry even though I just told the one thing capable of healing me that I need space.
I took a deep breath. My mind went back to everything he said.
Rico sounded like Max in a different font and for some reason, I wasn't scared or surprised. It's Leon, it's his life. Situations like this are almost impossible to avoid and I had come to terms with that.
