I knock on the door feeling like a needy teenager with girl problems. I’ve been driving around for hours, trying to think straight, but I’m still not sure what I did wrong. Since thinking about it hasn’t helped, I decided to drive to Ash’s house thinking maybe saying it all out loud might give me some insight. Or who knows? Maybe Ash can help me decode the situation.
Kayla answers the door with a bright smile. “Ben! What a surprise. Come on in,” she says before walking back into the house, leaving the door open for me to follow her.
“Is Ash around?” I ask, trailing her into the kitchen. “I wanted to talk to him about something.”
She shakes her head, rubbing her swollen belly absent-mindedly. “No, sorry. He had to go into the office for a few hours. I wasn’t feeling well, so I took
