Lyra knew that this was going to be the end of whatever was budding. It was probably why she avoided him, kept that distance between the two. Even now, she was loathed to say it. She liked the attention Ash gave her, and sometimes she could fool herself into thinking it was only for her. But her father always taught her to look at the realistic side of things.
"And here is where our thoughts would differ Ash. Going into it, you'd never accept my terms." She gave a small sad sort of smile. "I'm greedy. I wouldn't want to give you to anyone else. You want fun and flirting, and I'm happy to give you that. I can't give more than that though."