That made Ava laugh. "Sensible. Far too many people go on about relationships or are already in one. Sex can be more fun as just sex and biting, and nothing more." She agreed with the sentiments she heard in his words, nose wrinkled slightly at the thought of all the 'relationship' crap.
"Ex-husband." She corrected him simply. "But you're right about the rest. He thought about going back into it when, to excuse my language, 'the shit hit the fan', but he couldn't leave his family and his niece." Ava shrugged. "It sounds like you have spent a lot more time as a Marine than him though. I'm not surprised you find this life hard. Do you... have nightmares?" Despite her original plans to use everything as a way to end up sleeping with him, she was finding it interesting learning more about him.