His answer was unequivocally Beau, but it didn't exactly soothe her concern over the matter either. Neither one of them was particularly enthused by the idea, clearly, but like it (which she did) or not (which she feared he didn't) they were connected now on a whole new level.

"I don't want you to feel trapped, She said after a moment, putting sound to her previous thoughts. Eva had learned her lesson about saying what was on her mind; she had to just do it and accept the consequences, it caused far less heartache in the long run.