What Ashley thinks
May and I are different in a lot of ways. I hoot with the owls and May soars with the eagles. I like bright clothes and lots of texture, and May wouldn't wear anything other than her awful business suits. I'm bordering on skinny, and May's what you'd call full-figured.
But we're alike in a lot of ways, too - more so than most people realize. We both had rough childhoods. The big difference there is that I walked away from my so-called family, and May has stuck by hers, becoming their backbone, and their grounding force. Her father, mother and brother all rely on her.
My folks barely noticed when I walked out at seventeen and never went back.
Hell, if it wasn't for May, I'd have given up on myself long ago. Now, thanks to her, I'm reaching all my goals. I work two jobs, so I've got money in the bank, with enough left over to cover my education. Sure, at twenty-seven I might be one of the oldest students in college, but I get better grades than the teenagers, so what do I care?
May and I are very best friends, closer than sisters. When May needs me, I'm there.
So no way in hell am I going to let a hunk in a suit sidetrack me. Quinton Murphy can just get over himself. Okay, so he's gorgeous, and generous, and sexy as can be. I don't have time for that stuff.
Someone is threatening May's life, her family is useless as backup, her brother is a rip-roaring pain in the ass, and in the middle of all that, May's falling in love. I have to be there for her.
My love life (ha!) can wait.
Besides, it's fun watching May and Jude spark off each other. Jude's a great guy. I like him. May loves him. You know, I'm thinking he might be the one person in this world who can save May from the villain, and from her dysfunctional family.
I'm not going to miss a single second of the show!