Ash hugged her back, then she asked about her mother again he let out a soft sigh and pulled away from her gently and looked down at the floor before getting to his feet. he walked over to the fireplace andplace his hands on the mantel and stared into the orange flames. Jenn finding her mother concerned him, he knew that if her mother was not what Jenn expected that it could hurt her deeply, but he also understood the importance of Jenn seeing her. Ash turned around and looked at her, still sitting on the couch... she was so beautiful for once he had someone he felt he could call his own and love unconditionally someone he felt he had to protect at all costs.<br/><br/>He walked back to the couch and sat down beside her, he took her hand, lacing his fingers with her's "yes I will help you, please do not allow yourself to get hurt." he said and lifted her hand to his mouth he turned her hand over and placed a soft kiss in her palm. "I'm going to step out onto the balcony, would you join me?" he asked as he grabbed his coat and stepped out. it was till raining rathe hard, luckily the balcony was covered. "I hope you don't mind if I smoke, It's one of the things i am ashamed of but it doesn't it make me a bad person." he said softly as he placed a cigarette between his lips and lit it, then inhaled softly then exhaled. He sat down and in one of the wooden shiars and stared out across the rolling hills and deep woods of the pendergast estate.