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ASHE

Thomas stepped out of the shadows when Ashe finished ordering.

“What are you doing here?” Ashe asked, expecting Sean to pop out next.

“What are you doing here?” Thomas repeated back to her. “You know why I’m here.”

“I needed to get away. Where is everyone else?” Ashe was handed her bread at the midnight bakery opening.

“I came alone.” He fell in step with Ashe as she walked away. “That looks really good. Where are we going?”

Ashe handed him the strawberry and cream cheese hot bread she’d ordered. “The hotel.”

“Did you walk here?” He tore off some of the bread.

“I’m not busy and the place isn’t too big.”

“You know you’re killing him, right? He has no idea where you are.”

“And yet you found me.”

“Is it safe to walk here?” Flash referenced the side of the ‘highway’ they were walking down.

“It’s all there is.” Motioning to the bag, “Is there any left?”

“Are you working here?” Flash handed the bag back over.

“I’ve worked a couple shifts.”

“It’s going ok?”

“It’s been okay.”

They finished the walk to the hotel in silence, sharing the hot bread.

Flash followedAshe straight into her suite, locking the door behind him.

“How did you find me?” Ashe repeated.

“I remembered months ago that Red said you liked Molokai. Genie and I debated it for about a second.” Flash settled into a chair at the counter.

“Why didn’t you just tell Sean?”

“If you didn’t want to see him, you’d just run again.”

“So, you’re here because you don’t have a family?”

“You are my family, all of you,” Flash responded automatically.

Ashe sat down next to him, facing him. “Why are you alone?”

Flash sighed. “Not tonight. It’s too late.”

“It’s morning,” Ashe pointed out.

“Not funny. Get some sleep,” he motioned up the ladder to the loft.

“Don’t you have a room?”

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