Asher Jacobs & Timber Lehmann

"Trust me, I know it's hard to forget and move on. I'm just worried about him, I wish he would have talked to me instead of leaving a note."

"At least he did that. I didn't get anything from Asher. I have no idea where the hell he is." I sighed. "He'll be back. I know he will," I said quietly.

"Maybe he just needed a break from everything, he still should have said something though."

"Yes he should've. I'm starting to get really worried."

"I'm worried about Quinn, I can't believe he just took off the way he did."

"I know, Asher too. I would've thought he'd at least say something to me. He..." I sighed. "I know I'm being stupid but... he just seems more interested in everyone else than me. Especially... well, Elena. I know she's having his kid, but still." I sighed again. "I'm just being selfish."

"I don't think Asher can help but be interested in everyone else too. I haven't known him very long but I know a lot of people really looked up to him, and depended on him. I guess he developed those traits after he watched his mom die. I guess in way he grew up then, never had the chance at being a kid."

I nodded. "I can understand that. More than you know."

"Yeah, I know." I told her and sighed "I don't even know what to do with Quin gone. I guess...I'll go see if there is anything that needs done around here."

I nodded. "Oh okay. I'd go with you but... well I'm here with the kids so... But you can stop by anytime okay? It was really nice to have someone to talk to. So thank you."

"Likewise, and you're welcome. Need me to bring you anything since you can't leave right now?"

"No, I'm okay. I ate earlier."

"You know, what? I don't have anywhere else to go really. Can I just hang with you?"

"Really?" She nodded and I smiled a little. "Yeah... I'd love that actually. Thanks."

"No, thank you." I managed a smile and set back down.

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Because you don't have to be nice to me and you are anyway."

"Why shouldn't I be nice to you? You've been nothing but nice to me and I don't even deserve it."

"According to most I don't deserve it either. Even after the games some of them still look at me like I'm the enemy. I'm just glad Quin hasn't noticed, who knows what we would say to them. He can be worse than Asher."

"Can anyone be worse than Asher?" I teased and laughed. "God they can get so fierce sometimes. Like they think they have to protect us all the time. We made it this far, we're not completely helpless."

It had been two weeks since I had left and I made my way back to our camp. It was dark and everything was quiet just like I had planned. I got to my house and opened the door, going inside.

I jerked up out of bed when I heard the door open. I grabbed my knife and crept through the house, stopping when I saw the figure. It was dark so I couldn't tell who it was. "Who's there?" - Timber

I heard Timber's voice and the light coming from the window glared on her knife "You can't put that away, I don't desire to be stabbed again."

I lowered the knife slowly. "Asher? Where... where have you been?" I almost whispered. -Timber

"Farther into the wilderness, clearing my head for awhile." I said and found a lamp, I lit it up with some matches I had made "There. That's better."