"... Wow." You know, Ava already knew that, but she appreciates the Reader's Digest version of her time here. Her hand flies to her heart, as if to clutch at an invisible necklace. "Right to the point."

Captain Charles Vane is a man who doesn't waste time, it seems.

That can be useful.

"So uh, Captain ... Mr. Vane. Charlie. Babe." Her face scrunches in curiosity. "It's not that I don't believe in love at first sight ...? But what exactly made you decide you had to get married right now. That's a pretty big decision where I come from."