11-21-2025, 05:45 PM
Ashton was grateful for the hot chocolate. He wasn't that cold but it was always nice that Hayden thought of everyone too. And he didn't automatically liquor everyone up. He knew his patrons well. He paid attention.
She didn't seem to want to answer too much but the kindness and the siren song helped open her up some. It might not last long, but it would set the foundation if they didn't do anything to spook her.
"I'm paying it forward." He said simply. "Someone helped me, even after I really hurt him. He saved me. Gave me a roof over my head, three squares a day. He supports everything I want to do. He cares. And he doesn't have to. I can't repay him. But I can help others. Why not start with you?" Ashton grinned.
She didn't seem to want to answer too much but the kindness and the siren song helped open her up some. It might not last long, but it would set the foundation if they didn't do anything to spook her.
"I'm paying it forward." He said simply. "Someone helped me, even after I really hurt him. He saved me. Gave me a roof over my head, three squares a day. He supports everything I want to do. He cares. And he doesn't have to. I can't repay him. But I can help others. Why not start with you?" Ashton grinned.