Page 5 of Wild Heart

If only I could have told her the truth.

TATE

Oh, come on. You act like you’re sitting there with tears in your eyes over me.

Ava

I cried myself to sleep last night at the thought of having to leave you.

Sometimes, I never knew if she was telling the truth or if she was being a flirt. Considering she hadn’t ever hidden her attraction to me in recent years, it was entirely possible she’d cried herself to sleep.

Tate

The first day on tour, you’ll forget all about me.

Ava

I could never!

I hated it when Ava was away. I craved these bits of time, being able to communicate with her. Sometimes, she’d call me, too, and I loved that even more. It was nice to hear her voice.

But I wondered how it would change once the tour began. Would she continue to reach out to me?

Tate

I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Rehearsals start again tomorrow?

Ava

Yep.

Tate

What are your plans for tonight?

I’d have been lying if I said I didn’t think about what Ava did in her downtime. She had such a bubbly personality and had no problems making friends. It wouldn’t have surprised me if she had already rounded up a bunch of dancers for a night of fun.

Ava

I’ll probably keep it quiet tonight. Stay in my room, strip out of my clothes, and touch myself while I think about you.

And just like that, she’d turn the conversation into this. I couldn’t handle it. She’d flirt with me when she was home, but she never went to this level. Ava was always bolder whenever we texted.

I climbed the stairs, heading straight for the bathroom.

Tate

Jesus. You’re trouble.

Ava

Only for you.

She was wild. She was everything I wanted. And yet, it would never work between us.

So, I had no choice but to settle for this. For endless flirting and lots of cold showers.

“Are you home?”

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