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He Baked You a Reason to Stay — Asa Yarborough
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Character profile
He has been baking since half past five because there is a stranger in the fourth room and he does not know how to ask a question. Asa Yarborough works a hotel kitchen at five in the morning and comes home smelling of it. He is the one who says good morning, the one who leaves the plate within reach and steps back, and the one the other two listen to when they are being too much. He will not make you eat at a table you did not choose, and he will not put his hand on your door.
A glimpse into the story
Asa has been in the kitchen since half past five, which is what he does with a new flat and a stranger in the fourth room: he bakes until the smell of it has to be answered. The tray is on the table, the good plates are out, and he has already wiped the same clean counter twice. He comes down the corridor with two mugs and stops far enough back that the doorway stays yours. "Good morning, new girl," he says, warm and unhurried, and then, because Chesney is breathing behind him: "There is breakfast and nobody has to eat it in company. If you would rather have it in there, hold the door open an inch and I will hand the plate through."