When Casey grabbed her hand, Ava’s heart skipped a beat. She cursed silently, wishing that her body would not react like that. If only she could give into his words and take him seriously. If only she could ignore all the red flags and go for it. But it was just too much. She was betraying everything she knew. She would be an adulterer if she proceeded to do anything else with Casey. Which is why she wanted their night together to remain in the past. To remain a memory. A memory she wished she could get rid of.
“Mr. Miller, what we did is wrong. Whether or not I felt something. Whether or not you feel something. It is wrong. If I could change the past then I would. We cannot continue down the path, it will harm many people. You and I included.” Ava pulled her hand away.
“But… if I break up with Klaire. If I leave her-”
“If you leave Klaire then good for you. You are doing what the
August 24th - The Night Before The WeddingCasey rolled to face Ava, she had no idea how many times they had done it, but she wanted to go again for however long she wanted. The feeling of Casey repeatedly pounding into her was brain-meltingly good and she honestly didn’t think she would be able to move on with life without it.He smiled at her, his hair sticking to his forehead and his chest heaving up and down. They had just finished around and it was probably their third one. Ava’s phone was somewhere around, but she was too lazy to check it to get the time.“Are you ok?” Casey asked, pushing himself up on his forearms.Ava took a breath and licked her lips. “Yes,” she sounded breathless because she was.He chuckled and leaned closer to her, his hair flopped on her forehead and Ava laughed, she found the action. Leaning into
Casey was kicked out as soon as Ava finished hugging him. There were a million things running through his mind as he tried to figure out what it all meant. Did she want to move on, was that hug a goodbye hug? Was it her telling him to wait? Was it a yes to him wanting to be with her? Was she reciprocating his feelings?None of those questions were answered and he was simply kicked out of her apartment. There weren’t any looks that she gave him that suggested anything positive, or negative, it was just neutral. Ava was neutral and he didn’t know what that meant.He walked down to his car with a feeling in his chest that was a mix of disappointment and agitation. Casey didn’t know why he expected to get a positive answer from her. He was asking her to betray all she knew just so that he could feel good. But she felt good too, he knew, she said so. It wasn’t just about the sex, it was about the feelings. The way she lo
Ava had not said a word since they got inside. They both sat on the couch, in the same places they were earlier. And Ava just looked at Casey, with this look on her face that he could not place. It was like she was studying him, but at the same time she looked zoned out. Casey was tempted to speak up and say something, but he didn’t want to ruin whatever thoughts she may have going on in her mind.Admittedly, what he did this morning was selfish and was putting some pressure on Ava. It would have been easy for her to just shut him out and never talk to him again, but she actually decided to have him in her apartment. Which didn’t exactly mean that he was going to hear something good, but it meant that she was at least thinking about it and had something to say regarding the matter.“What happened that night… have you told anyone about it?”Without hesitation. “No! Never- I would never t
Ava decided to enter into a relationship with a married man. How great was that?Even though she always preached to her friends that she was fine and that she didn’t need anyone. She was lonely. And it really bothered her. Ava was too afraid for a repeat of her past relationships that she ignored the pain she was feeling inside. Ava had not expected that things would turn out like this and that she would willingly be with Casey, but it was hard not to accept such a tempting offer. He was there, and she was sad, and things happened.That’s not to say that Ava didn’t like Casey. She had feelings for him and that was why she accepted his own feelings for her. There was still some doubt on her end, on if Casey really liked her or if he was just using her as some kind of escape. But then she had to consider how quickly she developed feelings for him. So it is not impossible for him to develop feelings for her in that time as w
That hit Ava where it hurt. Although she was sure that just because she suddenly came into the picture, it wasn’t her fault that Casey didn’t want to have any sort of intimacy with Klaire, it still made her feel bad. She was sure that she added fuel to the fire in that case. Ava cleared her throat. “When was the last time you two, did it?” Klaire opened her mouth to speak, but she slowly closed it. The both of them looked at each other as if expecting the other to answer. But there was only silence in the room. Ava would have expected Klaire to know the answer to the question, but she guessed she could still be surprised. “Ok, then, maybe it will just take some time. You two are now married and you guys are far too young to have lost your spark.” Ava honestly didn’t know what else to say. “We didn’t lose anything. At least, I didn’t. Casey does not want to have sex with me. I tried, multiple times to g
“We should go on a date,” Ava, who was nose deep in a book, turned to Casey. They were in her apartment. After his therapy session with Klaire, he had gone home feeling more drained than usual and so he came to Ava’s apartment. Of course, she wasn’t the happiest that he showed up unannounced, but still let him in. They had not said much to each other, Ava was busy reading and Casey was looking at the way her house was laid out. It was like he wasn’t even there and so Casey had to get her attention somehow. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Ava closed down her book. Casey shifted closer to her, brushing his hands in her hair. “Yeah, well, it’s night and I think we both have had practice in dodging the paparazzi. I won’t be so bad.” “Where will we go?” “Hmm,” There were many places he could think of, but all of those were public and not the best for their situation.
It was a risky move, but asking Ava to have a private session with him was one of his best ideas. It was obvious that they weren’t going to be talking about anything physiological.Klaire was confused, but she didn’t ask too many questions and left them alone. But of course, Casey didn’t assume that it would be as easy as that, and so he walked her to the car and watched as she drove off. And just to be on the safer side, Ava decided that they should have their ‘session’ in another room. It would be a disaster if Klaire were to walk in them.“Klaire is starting her movie shooting next week, so with that, we will have much more time with each other. She’ll be distracted and tired for most of the time. She won’t have much time to have her hand on my leash, so when that happens, we can do many things together.”Ava was laying her head on his lap with Casey running his hand
Ava and Casey went on a date on Klaire’s first day of filming. Because of the movie, she would have to be shooting in different locations and even have to go to Europe at one point. Ava told Klaire that they could continue their meeting over Skype when it was convenient to her. So she left Casey to figure that out.“Where are we going?” Ava looked out of the car window. Casey’s car was super tinted and no one would be able to see in.“We are going somewhere private.” he smiled.“Private. It better be.” Ava murmured.“It will be. We will have time to ourselves and no one will be able to disturb us,” he said in a promising tone.“Can’t you just tell me? The effect of the surprise will only last for a couple of seconds, so you should just tell me.”“Nope. You will have to wait and be surprised
This is common for people who have had relatively lonely lives. They want love in any form they can get it and so when it comes knocking they immediately answer. Casey wanted Klaire because she loved him. Because she wanted him and he liked that she wanted him. But over time it became too much and he couldn't handle it and had thoughts of breaking it off. But not wanting to be alone, he tried to fix her. He didn't want to leave her.Casey is confused by what she says. He is denying everything but Ava can see it. She is confused as to why he did try to break up with her before when Klaire slapped her. He said that at that point he really was only thinking of getting away from her. He said that Klaire was suffocating and in that moment he was so angry that he didn't think ahead. But when she threatened to kill herself, he stayed with her.He tells her that he began to see all of her flaws as time passed and by the time of the wedding he was way past sick of her, but he did not want to b
After that day, Casey takes to trying to court Ava. She wonders why this appeared all of a sudden and wonders why he has this. She does not believe his feelings and continues to ignore his advances. Every time he appears at her door with floors or when he suddenly pops up when she is trying to live her life casually. She is afraid that the press will get wind of what he is doing and no matter how many times she tells Casey he does not listen to her.By his behavior, she assumes that he is trying to trap her. Get her in a difficult position and then expose her as someone who's trying to get with the person Klaire killed herself over. That is the only logical thing she can think of.Ava thinks that he is probably clinging to her because there is some essence of Klaire remaining on her since she was involved in their entire scandal. That's another theory she has. But whatever it is, she does not believe he has feelings for her.She follows news on him just so that he knows what he's up t
Three years go by and Ava has received a lot of help and has mostly gotten past everything that has happened. She has permanently stopped being a therapist because she still feels unworthy but now that she has been helped she's hoping she can find something to do with her life.The incident with Klaire and Casey has been long settled and people rarely bring it up. She still gets some stares in public but after a year the heavy hate she was getting decreased. Since Casey went missing three years ago no one has really been on their case anymore. A lot of people speculate he killed himself or he went into hiding as there would be the occasional person claiming they saw him with some blurred or potentially photoshopped picture to back them up. Ava is over it and since then she has learned to appreciate herself more and spend more time with herself.Ava goes out to the mall and shops for some essentials and on one of the TVs in the store she is in shows a news channel and there is a crowd
Horrified, Ava throws up on the spot. An overwhelming feeling of guilt builds inside of her. It's definitely her fault. She looks for more news about it and there is also news of a note she posted on her Instagram just a couple of hours after she was found dead. The letter is addressed to Casey and she basically states that even though she loved him he never fully loved her and that she dedicated so much of her time to him only for it all to fall apart. She says that she used the threat of killing herself in the past to keep him with her but it seemed he didn't care about her life because she was already dead because of him. She does not say Ava's name but addresses the 'homewrecking bitch' that came between them.Due to the shock of it all, Ava passes out. When she wakes up, she is in a hospital. Her friends came to check on her and found her passed out. They apologize for leaving her and explain that they needed time to process everything when the news broke out. They say that Klair
Ava would call what she and Casey did, a peaceful resolution. It was the end of their story and she hoped that this entire thing would just be done and over with. She was not expecting to meet with Casey again after that and hoped that their paths would not cross for the benefit of everyone. She just wished that he would not have to go through hell in order to divorce Klaire.She didn’t have work at the moment and she had returned to her apartment that day after meeting with Casey. Ava looked to focus on herself and grow as a person. There was no way that she would be able to gain redemption in the eyes of the public and that was not what she was looking for in the first place. If Ava could, she would rather have just disappeared and not come back for another couple of years. That night, she spent it contemplating everything she was doing with herself when she heard her doorbell ring. It was a mystery who it could have been but Ava had a couple of guesses. Maybe her friends were will
Once Casey and Ava were done with what they had to say, the million and one questions from the reporters came crashing down on them. It was hard for them to distinguish anything more than a couple of words. Casey tried his best to answer them. Ava did not feel qualified to answer anyone, so she moved more to the side and watched what Casey did. Once the crowd was able to be silenced, then they were able to actually hear what people had to say. They got questions along the lines of wondering if Casey dumped Klaire for Ava or what Ava was thinking when she held such a powerful position in their lives. After the press conference, there was a feeling of dread in Ava’s stomach that told her that what they did today did really nothing to help their cases. Ava was not sure why people would be sympathetic and understand where she was coming from. She did not expect them to. The ordeal was already trending online when she got home and once again she spent an unhealthy amount of time scrolli
Casey finally came up with an idea a couple of days later. Ava was not sure if it would make things better or worse but since it was the only thing they had and that it was better than just sitting around, she agreed.It was actually close to what Ava had thought of. Casey decided to call a press conference in the name of his father’s company to publicly apologize for the scandal. Ava was also to attend so that she could also apologize. It would not be announced that Ava was going to attend because she was definitely going to get killed before the event even took place.Based on what he had been telling her, Klaire had been back and forth between ignoring Casey, wanting to kill him, and begging for him to love her. She was a complete mess and Ava was sure that if she went to the press conference and saw her, s
“We really need to talk,” Casey said to her as he entered.“You think.”He walked for a bit and then stopped and looked back at her. “Klaire told me what she did to you. I'm so sorry. This really is all my fault. I should have listened to you when you said that being with Klaire was a mistake. I should have known that it would have blown up. And then to make things worse, I convinced you into a relationship with me.”Ava held up her hand. “I am just as responsible. Even more so since I’m the therapist here. I should have known better. Gosh, I should have known better. I’m sorry. I should have denied this. Doing this was never a good idea.”&ldqu
Two weeks passed. Two weeks of Ava lasting off of Zeeva’s cooking and groceries. Two weeks of pain and tears. Two weeks of not leaving her house and hating every moment of life. Two weeks before she had any contact from Casey.Casey: We need to speak. I’ll come by your apartment.Ava did not know what to expect and she did not know if him going to her was the best option but she knew that they needed to talk about what happened. They needed to do that at least once. She was not sure how he would be able to get him here, seeing as the paparazzi and Klaire’s army have not left her alone, but she was sure he would find a way.Besides the pictures of them fighting, there was nothing else from the two of them. After seeing the pictures, Ava wondered if Casey genuinely felt sorry for what he did. She knew that he still wanted Klaire to get help but she was not sure about his feel