[All things considered, Ashley would rather spend Valentine's with her mother than spend it alone. It was also better than if she'd had a date because that would've undoubtedly invited Helen to give her the tenth degree over who her date was and so forth.]
I can definitely provide the game. I can come over this afternoon?
[Though there was a pause as she was considering something. Ashley stared at her phone for a good couple minutes as she was contemplating asking a question. In the end, she decided to simply ask it, for various reasons.]