It’s just been a couple hours, but it already seems like nothing happened between Ashley and I. She’s not even reprimanding me for being a bitch. Which to me; is pretty surprising. Anyway, we were walking around aimlessly, hand in hand for about an hour, until we finally decided on the park.

It’s a beautiful day out, might as well enjoy it.

                “My mom called.” Ashley breaks the silence as we make our way to a bench.

                “Really?” I ask. She hasn’t told me that much about her mom, but from what she’s told me, they aren’t that close.

                “Yeah,”

                “That’s great Ash.” I tug on her hand. She looks so glum, and I’ll tell you first hand, I don’t like that look.

                “Is it?” She asks.

                “Yeah, why wouldn’t it be?” I ask.  We round the bench, finally having a moment to sit down and relax.

                “She hasn’t called me in two years.” Well, she’s never told me that. All I know is in high school her mother was never home, at least not any time I was with Ashley. Except that was pretty much every day, so yeah, she was never home.

                “Oh.”

                “Yeah, so apparently she wants something.” She sighs, making herself more comfortable.

                “What do you think she wants?” I ask as I move closer to her, grabbing her hand and interlacing our fingers once again.

                “I don’t know…money maybe.” She shrugs.  Why would her mother want money?

                “Why?”

                “Because that’s all she ever wants,” She replies evenly.

                “Where does she live?” I’m surprised I never asked her this, I guess her as a subject never came up.

                “San Francisco.” That’s it?

                “That’s not that far.” I tell her.

                “Far enough for me to be going for nothing,” She squints her eyes, shielding them from the sun as she looks ahead.

                “She said she wanted you to go?” I ask.

                “Yeah, she wants me to pop up for the weekend and have dinner with her.” I don’t know what she’s so bent out of shape about, that sounds really good. Like her mother actually wants to change something about their relationship.