Page 66 of Too Little Too Soon

The young woman had shoulder-length dark hair and big brown eyes. She was short, probably no more than five-two, hovering somewhere between curvy and chubby.

Her smile was shy, and while her gaze kept darting to Travis, she didn’t have the crazed look in her eye that he’d described when he ran into her in Cleveland earlier this year.

“Um, I’m really looking forward to watching the band play later this afternoon. And, um, I just want to say…I think you two are really cute together. You make the perfect couple. I really hope you stay together forever.”

Not at all what Ava was expecting, but… “Thanks.”

“And, uh, I also wanted you to know that I’m…not going to bother you anymore. I’m…” She cleared her throat while her face reddened. “I’m in therapy. Dealing with some issues I have.”

Ava nodded and smiled. “That’s great. I’m so glad.”

“Yeah, me too,” Travis said, and his tone wasn’t angry or sarcastic. Ava gave his hand another squeeze.

“Okay, I’m going to get back to my friends. Um, good luck up on stage.”

They watched as she joined a small group of young people hovering under one of the few trees that offered a modicum of shade from the unrelenting sun.

“Wow,” Travis said, wrapping his arm around Ava’s waist and hugging her. “Did that really just happen?”

“It did. And she’s right.”

“About what?”

She glanced up at him. “We are perfect together.”

He grinned down at her. “And we’re going to stay together forever.”

THE END