Chapter 58: Overtime

"Avery, what are you getting at?" Nancy asked, her dark brows knitting slightly. "I didn't mean anything by it," Avery said. He set his thermos down and gave her a pained, sympathetic look. "I just think a woman should have someone to rely on. Nancy, you have a lot going for you. Your husband divorced you over this, and that was his loss." He continued, "A woman ought to-" Nancy had no interest in his lecture. She'd come back to work early because idle time made her thoughts spiral, and the moment...