For a second, I thought I was seeing things.
Avery sat cross-legged on the step in front of my door, head tilted back against the wall, humming something under her breath. There was a half-empty bottle clutched loosely in her hand, her eyes half-lidded, her hair a little messy from the wind.
The moment she noticed me, her lips curved into a slow, tipsy smile.
] "Kai…"
I blinked. "Avery?"
She grinned wider, like I'd just shown up to a surprise party she'd planned.
I looked around the quiet parking lot — not a single car in sight except mine. My brain was already racing through every possible reason why she'd be here, at my place, at almost midnight. None of them made sense.
Before I could ask anything, she tried to stand. Or at least, that's what it looked like she was trying to do. She made it halfway up before her balance betrayed her, and she stumbled forward.
I caught her before she could hit the ground. Reflex, pure reflex.
