Ash wasn’t going back out on the road. When they were freed from this abandoned house, he and Ross would be stuck in the same city. They’d be in the same general metro area, anyway. When Ross didn’t call and didn’t reach out, Ash would be devastated. Ash didn’t need to leave himself open to that kind of misery. He needed to keep his head on his shoulders and not do anything stupid.
Ross didn’t reach out for him, either. He looked away, cheeks red. “Er. Sorry. That was kind of forward of me. Inappropriate.”
It wasn’t inappropriate junior year. Ash bit down on his tongue to keep the bitter words inside. Their story was over, and had been for a long time. Lashing out like that would just make their captivity worse. “It’s okay. We’re bound to get a little stir crazy in here, I guess.” He inc
