"What- wait, can't you just tell her the truth?" Asher asked while I ran to pick up the pieces of my clothes from the dirt hurriedly. I clicked my tongue and tugged the boy along so we were both inside the house.

"I'll worry about that later," I explained. "For now, there are more important things to do." I pushed him further into the house and latched the door behind just to avoid any accidents.

Asher, on the other hand, smirked and scanned me up mischievously. "Aren't things going too fast ...