Ashley: “Hello Beautiful.”

She reached her hand out for mine and I gladly accepted it.
Spencer: “Hi. You know most people just honk the horn instead of coming to the door.”
Ashley: “Oh, PLEASE. That is so rude. You deserve way better than that.”

I laughed at her and she smiled at me the whole way to her car, which wasn’t a long walk at all. She opened my door for me and shut it once I was safely inside.

Spencer: “You are such a gentleman.”
Ashley: “Scratch the “man” part and you are correct Madame.”

Aiden didn’t live too far from my house. We parked in front of his house and made our way inside. At least we weren’t the first people here this time. The parted had already started, but that’s a good thing. I’m not a fan of being the first one there. We walked into the kitchen and saw Aiden talking to some girl.

Ashley’s Pov

We walked over to say hi to Aiden and he was talking to some girl. She looked familiar, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I noticed Spencer had stiffened up beside me. That girl is weird sometimes.

Ashley: “Hey Aiden.”
Aiden: “Hey Ashley. Spencer.”

Spencer held up her hand and smiled at him.

Aiden: “This is Ashley.”

He gestured toward the slightly familiar girl.

Ashley Davies: “You’re name is Ashley?”
Ashley: “Yeah, yours?”
Ashley Davies: “Ashley.”
Ashley: “Small world.”

That’s when it hit me. I have had this exact same conversation before. With this exact same girl. She looks different when she isn’t in her work uniform. Spencer must have already caught on to who she was. That’s why she was acting a little strange.

Aiden: “Yeah. She is an old friend of mine. Really helped me out once, so I figured I would invite her. Repay my debt.”
Ashley: “Oh like a party can repay that.”
Aiden: “It’s all I have to offer. Take it or leave it.”
Ashley: “Well, I’m already here. So I guess that means I’ll take it.”

I suddenly became as still as Spencer. My brain flashed back to my first conversation with the other Ashley.

Flashback
Ashley: “Look, it goes against everything I stand for to have gay kids locked up here and brain washed. There is nothing wrong with loving someone else. If you are here to break her out then you are going to need my help.”
Ashley Davies: “Are you serious?”
Ashley: “Yes. We don’t often have teens locked away in here for being gay, but when ever we do get them I break them out. They never suspect me since it doesn’t happen a lot. Actually, I have only had to do this one other time. This guy was all into sports. Basketball I think. He was extremely good looking and muscular. I wouldn’t have thought he was gay. His parents freaked out and brought him here. They didn’t want anyone to know. But like I said it goes against everything I believe in to just sit back and not help them. I still see the guy from time to time. He had a party not too long ago and I went. What a good way to make friends.”