That one line from Ashton nearly set me off.

Now I knew - this whole mess was about that stupid news story.

Yeah, some of this was on me, but I was ticked. We promised to trust each other, now he's judging off one story without even asking me what happened.

Felt my blood pressure rising. "If I said bad timing, you gonna just walk away?"

"Yes." Classic Ashton.

Gritted my teeth. "Ashton, when it comes to being a jerk, you're in a ...