Before the phone rang, Ashley's humanity was returning.  He was turning off the camera and pulling a blanket over Chloe.<br/><br/>Before the phone rang, the quite, gentle backgammon player might have been lost forever, but there was at least still an obliging pariarch in the lost soul that might help him find his way back some day.<br/><br/>But the phone did ring.<br/><br/>And the woman made him aware of a fast approaching rival.  A snark curled his lips and he stuffed the black berry deep inside his pockets.  He had to move fast, stay a step ahead of this rival.  All reason was again gone from the instnict-ridden jock.<br/><br/>He hung Chloe up like one of her pictures, then ran for it, not out of fear.   He'd very much like to fight Oleg in this moment.  He would be a strong rival.  But he would not let Olleg challenge him for Kayla.  He was going to her, out the back door and towards football parking.  Right now.