She continued to smile at me, which made me feel a little better, and also do her job professionally – which she always did.On Saturday, Ashleigh wa... the final cashier to leave, which meant I would clock out before her. I covered the register for her last break, and when she returned, she explained she was thinking a few things over and would talking with Andy the next day. I commented that I hoped Andy cleared his mind and realized he had made some poor decisions with her. Before I clocked. " That was not a lie." Why have you been hiding from me then?" Hiding? I wasn't the one, who went out of town, I'm sorry if I didn't wait around for you to come back, you have no control over my life. You're just my neighbor." And that kiss?" So, we kissed. No big deal." Right, then why did you close the door on my face and not speak to me for a week." Lord, Chase you were gone, I didn't keep tabs on when you came back, why should I?" No reason, none at all, I better go, you have a good night,". I hope you can all understand.’ ‘Oh my god,’ Leslie responded. ‘I hope he’s alright.’ ‘I don’t have many details, only that he is in surgery,’ I informed them all. ‘I am not sure how long I will be gone, but he is the closest thing I have to a dad, so I have to help him however I can. It sounds like several surgeries and a lengthy rehab are going to be necessary for him.’ ‘Will you be coming back,’ Vivian asked, with tears on her cheeks. ‘When he is better and healthy are you planning on. I walked in and was the immediate center of attention — something I was already used to — and, in fact, those three suitors could easily have been thirty if I’d allowed it, but instead I deviously encouraged their attentions to deflect the others. Plus, I knew I would’ve been just another dalliance to be collected, discarded, and bragged about, and that felt more than a little hollow. Still...”“I can hear it in your voice, you know. You wish you would’ve done it anyway.”“You know me too well..