Chapter Fifty-Three - Ava

Charlotte stared at the side of my face while I found her something to wear. I couldn't pinpoint her thoughts like I wanted, but after several minutes, I sighed and turned to face her. “What are you looking at?” I asked bluntly. She chuckled and fiddled with the hem of her T-shirt. “I’m just sorry that all of this happened between us. I’m sorry I asked you to go to the auction and it led to all of this." “I’m not sorry,” I said, lifting my chin. "My opinion on the situation hasn't changed..." She smiled sassily at me. “I don’t mean because of Fletcher. I mean because you’ve fallen in love with him, you’ve married him and you’re stuck in this life. This is a dangerous life. I was naïve to think that I could handle it, and now you have to handle it. You've always been the more emotional of the two of us. More in tune with your emotions. I don't want all of the bad to eat you up, ya know?" I handed her one of my lounge sets. “I’m fine, Charlotte. I can handle more than you think I ca