We found Mom anxiously attending to Ashton, who seemed uneasy, and I couldn’t help but smile and shake my head.
''How’s your training going?'' Kathy inquired.
''She’s really improved,'' Aaron responded with excitement. ''We should have threatened Noah’s life ages ago; it certainly motivates her.''
''Very funny,'' I snapped, biting into a piece of toast.
''I really don’t need a room,'' Ashton tried to steer the conversation he’d been having with Mom before our interruption, ''The couch is fine.''
''Or the guest house,'' Kathy added, glancing at Ashton with a look of suspicion.
''No, I won’t have it,'' Mom insisted. ''You’re getting your own room, there’s a big one in the south wing that no one uses. It’ll be perfect for you.''
''There’s really no point in arguing,'' I interjected jus
