It had been a little while since Ava had even wanted to leave her flat. The messages had piled up, the calls from Sander had gotten just obnoxious, the flowers and the notes had been left out front of her door one too many times. Naturally, Ava would flip through them all, discarding all save the few from names she cared about.

There was one that had stood out, just a little thing that had been slid under her door. She had found it one particularly nasty morning, and she had been ready to throw it into the roaring fire she had burning, but she noticed the name written on the front of the envelope. It only said, ‘Red’, and without another thought, Ava had ripped open the envelope and pulled the card out.

‘I miss you Red. -H’

He would certainly be her first stop from solitude, and now here she was, scarf wrapped around her head to prevent publicity and a dressed down version of her usual self. Drawing attention to herself wasn’t needed, and after a time of isolation, maybe seeing him would be what she needed. A jumpstart. Just maybe....

She paused, hand raised as she half considered just turning around and leaving, but she quickly raised her hand and knocked 3 times, before she could change her mind. Pulling at the bottom of her dark sweater, she sighed.

“Mon cher, c’est moi.” She spoke softly, knocking once more.