Ava fidgeted mightily, avoiding Viola's eyes more than usual. Her heart was so loud in her ears she thought she might go deaf, or at the very least, might accidentally speak too loud to compensate.
"Well, you see, I had a very... interesting conversation, just last night, with a... gentleman... who asked if I wanted to stay here. When you leave."
She was convinced she was being obvious about the fact that Dr. Cress had threatened her with being left behind when Viola went back home, and completely clueless that it rather sounded like she was being propositioned for either a job or something more domestic.