“He’s having some inner boy issues,” Asher easily supplied. “But maybe someone like you could help get him to see that if he wants something, he’ll have to do the part of asking or showing off what he wants.”
“Obviously, you haven’t gotten to know Koda well. He won’t ask for anything he wants if it’s not a need.”
I lifted a shoulder, because that was the truest thing ever.
“This thing, he’ll have to. Or he may lose the chance.”
“A boy issue, huh?” Dawn looked at me, then glanced towards the window and most likely where Jasper’s place was. “I think I got it.I may be blind to some stuff, but I should have picked up on some things before now.”
Great. I didn’t want her to know.
“We’re just good friends to help him out.” Noah again. “Daddy’s-“
“Is going to put you in time out if you don’t watch it.” Another male voice filtered through the speaker, but was far enough away that it wasn’t too loud.
Noah’seepcame through, though, then a sound like he fell or ran into something.
“I swear,” Asher sighed. “I hate the snow. Someone needs to get out of the house. Maybe tomorrow, we could make plans to meet up somewhere and hang out. Just you and me?”
“Sure.”
No. Maybe. Crap.
I didn’t think he actually wanted to meet up with me ever again.
“I’ll text you from my number so a nosey boy won’t try to tag along. But I’ll let you go. See ya later, hon.”
“Bye?”
With that, the call ended, leaving me just as confused as I had been at the start.
“Asher, huh?”
Darn it.
Lifting my eyes to her, and pushing my glasses up my nose, I knew I couldn’t get out of it. “We were held together for a bit before I wasdropped off at the hospital. He’s nice. I think. I don’t know. Jasper knows him.”
“You know,” Dawn stood from the couch. “Maybe if you’d have gone to the survivor meetings, you’d have run into him sooner. And maybe others you’ve been with.”
“Asher’s the only one I knew. He was nice there. And…he’s happy now.”
I wanted to be happy, too.
“Well, I’m all for you meeting up with him. Either here while I’m around, or in public. I’d like to meet him, too. And don’t tell me you don’t want to. You need more friends.”
For once, I didn’t exactly want to fight against that. I wanted to get to know Asher on some sort of level.
If I couldn’t keep Jasper as a friend, then Asher and Noah could be decent people to become friends with. Noah already claimed me as one, and who was going to fight someone who was so very much abundantly clear I had no choice but to accept a friendship.
Chapter 38
With headphones on, the volume up just a tad bit than I normally had it, I rolled the dough out to the perfect thickness on the counter. Working with cold dough wasn’t always easy, but after so many times, I knew the perfect temperature, perfect amount of pressure, to get it to roll out smoothly and not stick, clump up, or fall apart.
Dawn’s main office was having a family and friends get together thing this coming weekend, and I had offered to make treats. I didn’t have much else to do as the weather refused to warm up, even with the end of February.
Making treats for people was something I didn’t mind doing, as long as I didn’t have to attend the thing, too. Then I’d be great.
Well, as great as I could be.
