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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was still processing this, I

I was speechless.

Suddenly, I was awakened by no ises outside. It wasn’t Ashton’s voice

accent.

and clear. A woman’s voice, on

I had failed to realize that the man I loved for ten years had turned out

you’d forget someone once you stopped thinking about ther constantly. But it seemed I hadn’t reached that point. I still found myself thinking about Logan–though not out of love, but resentment. I thought of him more often than I

intently

Ashton?” the

Chloe replied, her voice accompanied by the sound of running

left? I thought he hadn’t gotten up yet.”

care whether Ashton’s up or not? He’s not interested in you, so stop

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

covers. This woman was certainly

know is that he tossed you out like a rag doll, Chloe

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mercilessly.

What do you know?” Synthia shot

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

quite a bit. You don’t. have to help

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

the covers. Chloe’s sharp tongue was truly

in a pretty lady. Is that

quite fond of her,” Chloe said, praising me

to meet her. Where

was here for me, probably worried I’d steal

feet, with their neatly painted toenails, into my slippers and stood up. I was wearing a white silk nightgown, its thin

from sleep, giving me a lazy yet

“Mrs. Sutton, your place has terrible soundproofing. I get woken up every day,” I

I

Her eyes filled first with amazement, then quickly with