More Than A Favor

Chapter 100

I reconsidered the situation and told myself it might not be possible.

While I was lost in thought, my phone buzzed, and Ashton’s familiar, pleasant voice came through.

“Hello?”

“Where are you?” I asked immediately. I wasn’t referring to the amusement park; I was asking about his location.

Because deep down, I felt certain I hadn’t been mistaken.

The person I saw on the balcony earlier–it had to be him.

“What’s up?” he countered, avoiding my question.

I hesitated for a moment, then walked briskly from the balcony through my apartment to the door across the hall. Holding my phone tightly, I said, “Open the door.”

There was a pause on the other end of the call, followed by the sound of the line disconnecting.

The door in front of me remained closed, but I knew I was right.

Moments later, the door creaked open, revealing Ashton standing there in gray loungewear.

So it was him.

He wasn’t just nearby–he was my new neighbor.

He hadn’t stopped visiting me; he had moved in right across the hall.

He wasn’t skipping night shifts at the amusement park; he had simply come early to ensure he could stay close and protect me.

he lived just a few steps away, he

to rent the apartment across from mine when he helped fix my plumbing that day.

at him, the pieces clicked

completely unbothered by

the one overreacting. Yet, I

the doorway, I looked at him with frustration. “Don’t you think you owe me an explanation for what’s going

and I’ll explain,” he said,

lip

he had moved in for my sake, I

soon as I stepped into

was unrecognizable.

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seen this apartment before, and I knew what it looked like. But now, it

ransacked. The living room had nothing but a couch, making it feel stark and

is everything?” I

shifted to me. “Have

answered questions with questions, which only fueled my

under my intense stare, he finally

it into one room? And all he needed here

place a phone or a drink on.

I did address the obvious. “Why did you rent the

replied simply, “The rent is cheap.”

was true–rent in this complex wasn’t high.

one directly across from me?” I asked, thinking back