"Oh my! What a surprise!" Avery was ecstatic to see me, throwing her arms around my neck. I didn't quite expect a welcome like that after the way I have been treated so far. It was a welcome change for sure.
"I had no idea you were visiting," she said, releasing me.
"Sorry, I didn't have your number. I should have called," I said. "I can leave if you want. You are obviously busier than me."
"Are you kidding me? Am I too busy to attend to my luna?" she rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I have a free schedule till four. You want to go somewhere away from this clinical, hospital scent?"
"Sure," I smiled.
"Let me grab my purse," Avery grinned, quickly running a hair tie through her thick, curly hair. Grabbing her purse, she curled her arm around mine and winked. The emptiness I had be
