Aaron was still thinking about Jessica’s question. Why did it matter to him if Ashley ignored him? He had never lacked female attention. In fact, he had girls falling over him all the time, so why did it matter if this one was ignoring him. The more he thought about it, the puzzled he became by his behavior. He was getting increasingly frustrated with every passing minute, searching for answers that eluded him, so he gave up even trying. He did not want to waste too much of his time thinking about the reason. Whatever the reason was, it would not change the truth that it mattered to him if Ashley spoke with him or not.
He liked it when she challenged him, stomped her foot in frustration, or made faces at him. He wanted to irritate her and constantly thought of ways to get a rise out of h
