Jason Davenport

I shut my eyes tight as Ashley knocked at my bedroom door. It stood wide open so obviously, she could see that I was awake.

I turned over in my bed, hoping she would take a hint and go away. But instead she knocked a second time.

"Do you have a minute?" She asked in her tinkly voice.

I wanted to yell out a huge 'no' but I wasn't in the mood to quarrel with her. So I sat up and motioned for her to come in.

She didn't sit, instead she folded her hands behind her and cleared her throat.

"Look, I know you don't want to...