[ Ashton smiled at that. ] I know. [ She's been nothing but kind to him, and supportive. This isn't exactly the place to express his appreciation, and they were running low on time, so...
Since he has the advantage of height ...much to most peoples' surprise;... he decides shifts closer, hands coming up to gently lower the pile of presents out of the way. He won't need much clearance, but they were still kind of in the way. ] Hm.