Both Asher and Lily struggled to sleep after their awkward night at the garden. By morning, they convinced themselves that they were going to pretend like it never happened. Asher because he had an important meeting and Lily because her two best friends were coming to visit. For some reason, she didn't feel the need to fill them in on what happened between her and Asher. Strange as it sounded, she considered it a secret. Asher's secret that she needed to keep.
After a few minutes to himself, Asher dragged himself out of bed to get ready for his guest appearance at the opening of the Ta'Aj art gallery somewhere in the city. He knew the owner and got a personal invite. One he couldn't refuse even though he would rather be sitting in bed watching Friends. As it's been already established, he hated crowded places and worse, he hated having to give a speech at them.
