Ava was in love with Lieutenant Beatrice Lin-Watson of Golden Fire Department Station 3. She was. It was understandable— forgivable— that she was.
How could she not be? When Bea finally put words to this thing between them, tears of joy rose in her eyes. When Beatrice smiled softly, contented and accepting as the words left her mouth, her cheeks turned a beautiful shade of pink. When she should be doing her job but is instead hiding in an Engine with you confessing her love, she squeezes your hand softly and breathes as if it was her very first breath. When Beatrice tells you that she loves you, the golden reflection of her eyes makes you feel like the richest person in the world.
So, yeah. Ava was in love with Beatrice. And the fact that she could openly admit that now was the greatest thing to ever happen to her.
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