Your boyfriend

"Your boyfriend?"

Ashley pauses for a moment, her jaw slacking. "Ah... Well..." she licks her lips then closes her mouth, "I suppose... If I had one..."

"If?" Ethan takes a small step forward, giving Ashley a playful smile.

Ashley's tanned cheeks darken, and she shifts in her chair. "E-Ethan... Are you saying..." She clears her throat then shakes her head. "C-come on... Not now..."

Ethan doesn't think he could stop smiling if he tried. "Then when?"

Ashley chews her lip, thinking for a second. "Tomorrow? After I finish with my aunt?"

"I can do that..." Ethan watches her face very closely, his eyes locked on hers.

"Alright then," Ashley blinks, looking away, "Tomorrow then..."

Ethan takes a step back, shaking off his smile. Somehow.