"As long as knees are banned too, I'd like to see you try," Ray half smirked, wincing in his head at bad memories, as he dropped down on the bed as well.

Shucking off his jacket, he leaned back onto his elbows and looked out at the trees, sucking in a long breath only to release it with a sigh. He was still avoiding looking Asher directly in the eye.

"You shouldn't be worried about saying stuff." Whatever criticisms Asher might have about him or his behavior to date, Ray hoped that he'd be mature enough to take them and deal with them. "This is the one time you get to say exactly what you want, one hundred percent the truth, with an excellent excuse at the end of it."