Episode 267: Don't Shut Me Out

Running his hand under her shirt, along her ribs, he laughed, "Great, give me details while I feed you, you’ve never exactly been chubby and I don’t want you turning into a skinny runt like me."

"We need to talk. In a room without knives."

He stared at her, horrified. "Ava, no matter what I don’t think I’d ever- I hope-"

She sternly grabbed his chin. "You wouldn’t. I meant no knives for you to throw into perfectly nice walls."

"Okay. So I’ll take a big breath and you tell me what’s wrong, whatever it is." His hand withdrew from her shirt.

"The job is as a book reviewer."

"Sounds right for you babe, you’re always burying your nose in musty old pages. What’s the problem? Is it in another city? You know the great thing about musicians is we’re totally portable."

She cleared her throat. "Nope it’s in the city. The books will be more pulpy than I normally read it’s a pop culture magazine- Sebastian Marques’ actually, but we’ll have minimal contact, I can work from home."

Xavier held her silently for an unbearably long stretch. "You’ve backed my up when I didn’t deserve- Look to be honest it scares the hell out of me, I need a meeting. After that I’ll... I’ll make you a congratulatory grilled cheese, that is, if you haven’t already run off with preppie."

Episode 268: Nobody's Girl