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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I was still processing this, I heard Ashton’s response:

I was speechless.

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

accent.

usually soft and clear. A

voices. Yet somehow, I had failed to realize that the man I loved for ten years had turned out to

found myself thinking about Logan–though not out of love, but resentment. I thought of him more often than I

bed, listening intently to the conversation outside.

Ashton?” the

her voice accompanied by the sound

hadn’t gotten up yet.” The woman’s voice

not? He’s not interested in you, so stop wasting your

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

chuckled under the covers. This woman was certainly confident.

is that he tossed you out like a rag doll,

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mercilessly.

do you know?” Synthia shot back,

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

quite a bit. You don’t. have to help me, but don’t mock me,” Synthia said,

having it. “Yes, you’ve helped me, but only

laughed quietly under the covers. Chloe’s sharp tongue was truly impressive.

a pretty lady. Is that true?” Synthia shifted the

and decent lady. I’m quite fond of her,” Chloe said, praising me to the

to meet her. Where

quickly sat up in bed. It seemed she was here for me, probably worried I’d steal her beloved Ashton away from

slippers and stood up. I was wearing a white silk nightgown, its thin straps looking as if they could snap

tousled and voluminous from sleep, giving me a lazy yet

has terrible soundproofing. I get woken up every day,”

I

Synthia turned to look at me. Her eyes filled first with