Chapter 31: Fred Carpenter

They locked eyes. Oliver looked at Ashley, who was lying on her side next to him, a slight smile on her rosy lips and one slender hand resting on his chest.  In that moment, they felt unusually close. Any other guy in Oliver's shoes might have started fantasizing with Ashley this close, but he knew her temper way too well to think this was a good thing. "You're up," Ashley said in a sweet voice. Oliver said, "What are you doing?" "Nothing," she replied. "Didn't you leave? Why did you come...