More Than A Favor

More Than A Favor

Chapter 33

I let out a sigh. “No, just in my dream.”

“Listen Elaine, you’ve got great taste. You’ll kick yourself if you let Ashton slip away. Shoot, if I was 50 years younger, I’d be after him myself,” Chloe joked.

I cracked up. Chloe was such a riot.

“I’m not kidding! Better move fast before that widow snatches him up,” she

warned.

Since it was just me and Chloe at the table, I had to ask, “Mrs. Sutton, where’d Ashton go?”

“Out having drinks with a buddy.”

I sipped some chicken soup, savoring it. “Isn’t drinking bad if he’s driving?”

“Oh, he just helps out with the taxi sometimes. It’s not his regular thing,” Chloe explained. Then she gave me a look. “So are you really thinking about marriage?”

“No, that was just the dream,” I clarified. Chloe rolled her eyes at me again.

I didn’t see Ashton for the rest of the evening. But just as I was drifting off, I

heard him come in.

Chloe’s voice followed: “Make sure everything’s locked up. We’ve got a young lady staying with us now.”

“All locked. Get some sleep.” Ashton’s voice was deep and clear – especially nice to hear at night.

I smiled, then heard Chloe add, “Ashton, better hurry up. Elaine’s already dreaming about marrying you.”

I bolted upright in bed. I never said that!

Chloe was such a gossip, spreading stuff around like that.

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able to face him. While I was still processing this, I heard Ashton’s response: “Got

I was speechless.

by no ises outside. It wasn’t Ashton’s voice but a woman’s,

accent.

and

failed to realize that

found myself

bed, listening intently to the conversation outside.

Sutton, where’s Ashton?” the woman

Chloe replied, her voice accompanied by the sound

gotten up yet.” The woman’s voice carried a hint of

not interested in you, so stop wasting your

the woman outside didn’t seem fazed. Instead, she laughed. “Mrs. Sutton, what do you know? Men like to play hard

This

I know is that he tossed you

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mercilessly.

do you know?” Synthia shot back, clearly

to be ashamed and understand that people need dignity,” Chloe said sharply, earning

to help me, but don’t mock me,” Synthia said, trying to

Chloe wasn’t having it. “Yes, you’ve helped me, but only because you wanted to see more

Chloe’s sharp tongue was

pretty lady. Is that true?”

her,” Chloe said, praising me to the skies. Instinctively, I touched my face.

that so? I’d like to meet her. Where is she?” Synthia asked.

up in bed. It seemed she was here for me, probably worried

neatly painted toenails, into my slippers and stood up. I was wearing a

and voluminous from sleep, giving me a

opened the door, yawned, and stepped outside. “Mrs. Sutton, your place has terrible soundproofing. I get woken up every day,”

I

look at me. Her eyes filled first with amazement, then quickly with jealousy and envy.