How we're going to do this

"And what would that possibly be, Mom?" Ashley responded and noticed his mom call him by his new name. It had a nice ring to it, that might take some time to get used too.

"Do you want to have me with you or do you want to go it alone?" Delia explained. The words roll out of her mouth, Ashley caught by complete surprise.

"Uh..." he started, debating his options. On one hand, maybe it would be better to go it alone. It would even mean not having to explain Silvia. But by the same token, having someone by his side could mean all the difference between victory and defeat.