Ashley nodded at his first statement. Maybe that was the whole problem. She spent most of her time anxious. And then he offered to walk with her and it just made her smile. She looked up and kissed him softly on the lips.
"You're very sweet. And it's not too old fashioned at all. But I don't want you planning your life around escorting me to work, either." Though she really wouldn't mind having those few extra minutes with him.