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brought along while cuddled up in Ashley’s huge queen-size bed. Back when Ashley was away in college, when she would come home for visits or breaks, she and Carrie would watch horror movies all of the time like that, so this was their way to keep the tradition going although they were now grown with their own lives now. The kids would usually awake about the time the sisters’ movie was ending. While the kids got dressed, the sisters would catch up on girl talk (usually focused on Ashley’s love life, or lack there of) and then Ashley would end their overnight adventure by treating Carrie and the kids out to brunch at her favorite café a few blocks away. Most of the time, their mom would join them if she and her stepdad did not have plans of their own. Having this bond and connection with her family was the reason that Ashley never seriously looked into moving away, although she most likely could have found better career opportunities, and more eligible men, somewhere bigger and better. For now, though, things were fine as they were in her life, although Adrian Cruz making his entrance into the picture seemed to make things even more interesting.
     
    Ashley was scrambling through her purse trying to switch into the one that matched her dress when her doorbell rang. “One minute!” Ashley yelled as she took one more look at herself in the full-length mirror in her foyer leading to the front door. The new MAC lipstick she bought last week looked perfect with her tone, her twist-out hair style was down and hanging below past her shoulders, and her short, fitted purple dress was cut just right to show a decent amount of cleavage and leg without being overtly sexy. Ashley was excited and anxious, but once her hand touched the doorknob to let Adrian inside she relaxed and opened the door slowly as if she was not in a hurry to see this sexy man face-to-face again. Adrian was already smiling when Ashley was able to catch a glimpse of him as the door opened, but once he caught a full view of Ashley she could damn near see all of his pearly whites as his eyes widened.
    “Wow, you look beautiful,” Adrian said not even trying to downplay his awe at how impressed he was with Ashley’s appearance. “I feel like I’m a little underdressed in my jeans and button-down shirt.”
    “Oh get out of here! You look just fine. This is casual too you know, but I do appreciate the compliment—thank you,” Ashley responded as she stepped back for Adrian to enter her home. As he walked past her, Ashley immediately noticed the smell of his cologne and caught a quick glimpse of his backside. Girl, calm down, Ashley thought, as she continued to try to play it cool with Adrian.
    After offering Adrian something to drink, which he kindly accepted, Ashley gave Adrian a tour of her house. She was proud of this house; her grandfather had this house built for his family—the house that her father grew up in. It was located just walking distance from the downtown area of town where it was away from traffic but also near enough where she often walked to the nearby shops and restaurants when the weather was nice. When her father and mother divorced when she was in elementary school, her paternal grandparents were about the only ones who continued to reach out to her and be a part of her life; her father had moved away, gotten married and started a new family. When her paternal grandparents passed on they had left the house to Ashley, which touched her deeply. She began remodeling the home more to her contemporary style, but also kept some things the same to hold on to the memories of the times she spent with her grandparents. She was proud of her home and loved to show her guests what she had done with the place over the past six years since her grandmother, the last of her paternal grandparents to pass away, had left it to her.
    Adrian was impressed with the history Ashley shared about her home, and loved listening to her talk and share so much