The warm hug was welcome and he smiled, holding his hands over hers against his stomach. The scent of her shampoo drifted up around him and reminded him of a simpler time when he was so naive.<br/><br/>Turning in her arms, he pulled her head to his chest and hugged her deeply, "I'm happy to be back. I'm glad I found you again, Becca. I want to stay here forever, but I'm scared that trouble will find me and you too. I don't want this to hurt you." He paused for a moment, looking down into her face, "Maybe I'm just being paranoid. It's been a while since I had an incident with them. Let's just enjoy this time now. I hope you like your eggs like this."<br/><br/>They sat and ate breakfast, talking about the past, back when they were kids and passing around embarrassing stories. They laughed and reminisced, yet as the afternoon went on, Ash became more and more comfortable and started to become more sure of his decision, still hoping it wouldn't bite him in the ass later on.<br/><br/>The conversation eventually returned to the couch and a movie was turned on, yet not much attention was paid to it as they chatted. Ash was subconsciously keeping the subject on either the past or current events, rather than his past few years, yet he knew she had questions. After a pause where they silently watched the movie, Ash spoke up.<br/><br/>"You have questions. You can ask whatever you want." Ash said, "I think I am ready to tell you. I'm just... concerned. For your safety, I mean."