“Ava I’m so sorry!” Olivia grabbed a blanket that was sitting on the sofa in Ethan’s office, and used it to cover her chest and waist.I stare back at her, mouth slacked and eyes wide.I couldn’t say anything, there was nothing to say.“Please, this isn’t what it looks like!” She pleaded with me to
Kylie came back with a plate of samples. She had a pleased look on her face.“I made sure no one knew they were samples for you so they are the same stuff we’re handing out to customers,” She winked. “For quality assurance.”I smiled gratefully at Kylie. Like I said, she was good.I spent a few hour
Ethan’s words rang out over and over in my head.I don’t like it when you disappear.He sets me down in the seat of the car and leans over me to buckle me in. I can smell his cologne, the fresh and woodsy scent he likes to wear. A thin silver chain dangles from around his neck. How come I’d never no
“It's a TV dinner,” I said proudly, “Steak in a box!”Ethan looked at me skeptically, but I assured him it would be worth it. I placed the meals in the microwave and put them in for the needed time. Three minutes later, we had a full plate of Salisbury steak, potatoes, and broccoli. None of which we
I took my time cleaning up the mess in the kitchen. I wanted Ethan to feel like he had as much space and privacy as possible while he figured out his feelings. I stared at the blackened meat, dry and crunchy vegetables, and with a sigh threw them all away.If I was in such a position a year ago, I’d
“I want to tell you, though. He’s confusing and I’m confused all the time.” I kicked my feet in the dirt, swinging ever so slightly, “He’s cheating on me. I think.”If Baron was surprised by the confession, he didn’t show it. He watched me intently with warm eyes and a sympathetic nod every now and
Mars and I burst through the front door to the house, Ethan was waiting for us, pacing in the foyer. Tristan stood behind him with a notebook and a few binders, sorting through what he could while standing straight up.“Are you okay?” I rushed to Ethan, knowing the fact that he was going to be at th
Olivia delivers the news that she is in love with someone else, not Andrew. I pretended to be surprised, and it didn’t look like she noticed that I was faking.Her confession triggered another bout of tears to roll down her face in globs. She tried to calm herself, suck them back in, and hide her hi
Ethan’s face morphed into one of ecstasy and despair mixed together. He had found me, he found his son, but he missed the first three years of his son’s life. He missed his birth, my pregnancy, he never got to pick the name.Part of me felt guilty for hiding him away all these years, but I knew in m
It’s been three years since I saw Ethan. Three years since that night when I escaped Andrew. Three years since I found out I was pregnant with Ethan’s son.I named him James.My mother and I had run ‘Wonder Dough’ bakery ever since we escaped. It was flourishing within the new city that we inhabited
I bit my lip, hearing Ethan’s voice was enough to cause my heart to skip a beat.“If you do not back down, I will take one of Ava’s fingers for every failed business deal you cause me,” Andrew growled. I took a step away from the door, still listening. My breathing became ragged.“Why do I care?” Et
Running away from Ethan that night was one of the hardest things I’d ever had to do. Only followed by having to pretend to be madly in love with Baron.After I left Ethan in the bathroom, I went back to Baron and wrapped my arms around him. The same arms that were previously around Ethan’s shoulder
Barging into the bathroom, I let the tears of stress and heartache flow freely down my face. I gripped the marble countertop and let my head fall as I sobbed. I didn’t know how much longer I could take this.“Ava?” Ethan’s voice echoed in the empty bathroom.I quickly wiped my eyes and turned to see
Baron told me he loved me. He said he always had, even when he knew I was with Ethan. He said he loved me, and I didn’t say it back.I couldn’t even stomach the idea of loving someone like Baron back.“Baron said he loves me,” I told Andrew one night over dinner. My mother took dinner in her room, s
Even if it also broke mine.“Ethan,” I gave Andrew a sideways glance, “I can’t go back with you.”“Why?” Ethan pleaded, “What happened that made you leave me?”I furrowed my brow and cocked my head to the side. As if he didn’t know? He acted as though he didn’t ignore me for a week and immediately r
Ethan’s Point of View- Ava leaving was one of the worst things to happen in my life. The day I went to work extra early, I came home to an empty house.Ava and I hadn’t been talking, but I was always hyper-aware of where she was in the house, what she was doing, whether she was taking care of herse
Ethan left after I told him who my father was. He wanted nothing to do with me, or he needed time to think it over. I didn’t know, he didn’t say anything.I didn’t see him for days. He avoided me every chance he got, and it tore apart my heart each time I woke up to an empty bed. He started sleeping