Exploration

[Ayden]

Ayden dropped her gift, there was no longer any danger, at least not while Bas pretended to be a good upstanding citizen. The whole scene made Ayden wonder why she had chosen to do this to be normal. To live a normal life. She loved Connor, she did, she'd do anything for him, but she missed her job, missed the freedom, the characters, missed playing the part. Now she was just Ayden, soon to be Missus Connor Kent. As much as she loved him, and wanted to marry him, Ayden was very afraid of what she was about to become. If things were different, if she weren't engaged to Connor. There might be something there with Bas. But there wasn't a sole on this earth who was going to understand her problems. Assassins don't become housewives...

Crash. Ayden was pulled from her thoughts. The other woman stood, coffee spilling all over the table. It was instinct, Ayden grabbed for the napkins and started corralling it. There were no waitress' here, and the table was likely to remain sticky for some time. Ayden sighed. "Sorry for what?"
, the girl asked.

Ayden stepped between Bas and the woman. "He's sorry the man's death upset you."
Ayden looked back at Bas and Sasha, they'd probably leave soon anyway, the way Sasha hung all over him. "Why don't I get us all some more coffee and you two join us at our slightly dryer table?"
Why was she getting in the middle of things, Connor was definitely rubbing off on her.