Poppy's P.O.V
Ashton and I sat next to one another on the bed. My eyes were trained on the window while I could feel his eyes on me. The low thumping sound from the level above could be heard as Noir moved his small number of things into the upstairs bedroom.
"Thank you for letting him stay." I spoke quietly as I played with my hands.
"I'm sorry, I didn't go through what you did. I shouldn't try to police you on how you're coping with it. I'll do my best to be nice to him. I'll try to get over the things I've learned. I'll try to let go of everything and try to get to know him for who he is instead of who I think he is." Ashton got off the bed and squatted down, his hands lying on my thighs as he looked up at me quietly. "Please forgive me."
"I forgive you, Ashton." I smiled at him an
