Episode 117: I Will... But

"I wish I’d known you were coming I’d have had Mia whip up some of her apple pie, she told me you were quite partial to that," Katherine took Ava by the hand and had her sit directly beside her on the sofa. "So you’re really making out all right?"

"I’m okay, I mean, I’m back at the market and um, a friend’s father is going to help me sell my house, so I can maybe move into an apartment, I don’t need the space..."

"Can I help you find a place, maybe? I have the best agency-"

"That’s really not necessary, but, I would, I mean the reason I’m here is that I was wondering if my old position is still available."

"Oh, of course it is," Katherine put her hand on Ava’s arm, all the girl could think was that Sebastian might come in any minute and she didn’t want anything there, holding her back, from fleeing. "Phillip and I want you to know that anything you think you owe us is wiped out, you just concentrate on your future, and young lady, I know how you are, that’s an order, we won’t take a penny from you. But you will still work with me won’t you?"

Avalon tried to move her arm away in the subtlest manner possible. "I do need this job, now I won’t have to get a roommate; I just really want to thank you for everything you tried to do for my mother and I."

"This will mean an awful lot to Sebastian, he-"

"Look, I know I’m not really in a position to put conditions on things, but I would really appreciate it if you didn’t go out of your way to let him know when I’m here."

Episode 118: Independent Woman