—It was our fourth date, not the second.
The text was unexpected. Cece expected an angry call. She also thought of the possibility of being kidnapped again by Gavin. Although logic told her that it was unlikely. Gavin made a mistake the last time, it was definitely an act of impulse and whim. She read the message again and again and considered typing a reply.
It was after midnight. She thought of various responses. The thrill returned, and she wrote a reply to annoy him.
Then she thought of Gavin and the sight of him sitting beside Ruby's half-faded body. She wanted to learn more about Ruby, whatever memories she had of Ruby were not organised. Most of them didn't follow timelines. She could make sense of everything even if there was no proper timeline, but Gavin's text proved that there were massive holes in the memories she had.
Finally, she typed her reply.
—I don't have the memories of the second and third dates.
