Episode 376: Umbrella

Sebastian’s car idled across the intersection as he debated what to do. He’d avoided her ever since she’d thrown herself at him. Because more than anything he wanted to take advantage of her. But he knew they’d both end up hating him for it.

A horn honked behind him, he turned and pulled up to the bus stop.

With a deep breath, Sebastian reached over and unlocked the passenger door.

Ava’s face scrunched up a moment then she climbed in. "Don’t put it in drive," she said. "I want to thank you for being, well; a lot more thoughtful than I was being that night. Thank you for stopping... things."

"It wasn’t easy, but it wouldn’t have been right to..." It wasn’t even easy being next to her now and not kiss her. And now she wasn’t offering herself up on a silver platter.

She nodded. "You were a gentleman and thank you for being one now too. But I can’t accept a ride, I need to go clear across the city, I don’t want to put you out."

"It’s okay. I just finished my shift at the restaurant, I don’t have anyplace to go except my apartment and well, you’ve been there. It’s even more depressing than riding around in this cheap car Quent helped pick out."

Ava stared straight ahead. "I have to go to the East Side, I don’t want to be responsible for you getting robbed or hurt."

Sebastian shivered inside. "Why are you headed to the most dangerous part of the city? And why would you ever think I’d let you get on a bus and go there alone?"

Episode 377: Spider Webs