She looked flustered for a bit, like she couldn’t believe that I’d gotten ahead of her and neutralized the argument before it even started. I could see how pissed off that made her, because she really wanted to yell at me. “I don’t know what came over me,” I said, slowly taking her arm and pulling
“Is it crazy how much I want you?” I whispered. “I feel like I’m addicted.”“Me too,” she whispered.“Maybe we should stop,” I said. “I mean it’s too much, don’t you think?”“Don’t you dare,” she said, wrapping her arm around my neck and pulling me against her breast. She wrapped her legs around my
“Toothbrush?”“Check.”“Makeup kit?”“Check.”“Fishing gear?”“Check.”“Sexy lingerie?”“Check.”“Secret gift that will definitely make you the best girlfriend ever?”“Check,” I said, waving the package in front of Rachel. We were standing by the door, waiting for Ethan to pick me up so we could hea
“You’re staring,” he said. “I’m your girlfriend,” I replied. “I’m allowed to stare.”“Touché,” he chuckled. We soon got to the truck, a large and matte black beast which roared as we hopped in and he switched it on. I hadn’t missed the bags Ethan had packed, but I wasn’t going to bring it up now. H
The drive up to the cabin was long and exhausting. I fell asleep pretty much as soon as we left Manhattan, just as the rain started to fall and Ethan turned on some white noise on the speakers to help me sleep. I ended up dreaming of the first time my dad and I went hunting, and he taught me how to
"So you're saying I should call her and tell her I miss her?" I asked sarcastically. "I'm saying it's alright to forgive her," he said. "You're hurting, and holding onto this is only going to hurt you even more. The best thing about forgiveness is that it's not just for the other person's benefit.
"Come on. Let's go inside,” he said. The cabin was warm and silent on the inside. The fire was already glowing in the stone hearth, casting a soft light across the wooden floors. There was a long leather couch which sat across from it, facing a low table stacked with books and a complimentary bottl
Much to Ethan's dismay, we didn't end up showering together. Even though I knew that was what he wanted, I just couldn't stand the idea of us doing that while I was exhausted and smelled like sweat. Besides, knowing him, we wouldn't just be showering. After that, I set about making lunch. There we
For a while, I just sat there and stared at Nate. I couldn't process the fact that he was here, and as my brain slowly booted up again, I felt Ethan tense beside me. "Nate, what are you doing here?" I asked. "Offering my condolences," he said. "I heard about the accident, and I just knew I had to
Ethan ended up taking longer than we expected to get discharged, and he ended up staying in the hospital for two weeks. During that time, he had to get a lot of therapy so he could move his left arm again, because some nerves had been damaged and they needed to heal properly. I stayed with him the
MARCUSI swear I could smell the pig even from outside the door. My blood was boiling even before I walked into the room, but it took a monumental effort to keep myself in check. I had to be quick. It shouldn't take longer than five minutes. Thankfully, the cop standing by the door didn't say anyth
“I know enough,” she said. “I knew her even before you did, Ethan. And I’m telling you, she’s nothing but trouble. What happens when she gets what she wants? What happens when she takes everything you have? Do you really think she isn’t a golddigger who is just trying to get close to you for your m
The first thing on my mind when I woke up was Ethan. I bolted out of bed instantly, and I had to grip the bed frame as I swayed and nearly toppled to the ground. I felt like my brain was trying to explode from my skull, and the ringing in my ear was constant. I had to sit down on the bed once again
Everything else that happened was a blur. All I saw was red, and I just wanted to hurt him. It wasn't until he passed out that I finally let up on him, taking a step back and turning to face Liv, who looked absolutely petrified. That was the last thing I remembered before passing out. "Where is tha
ETHANThe first thing I heard was the beeping. As I tried to open my eyes, a blinding pain shot up my entire body, and I almost couldn't breathe for a second. I felt like someone had smacked me in the face with a sledgehammer, and then gotten several bags of cement and laid them all over my body. I
“Forget them,” he said. “We’ll get you some new ones once we’re out of the country.”“Chris, listen to me,” I said. “Please, just let me do this. I won’t take long. You can watch me the entire time.”He stared at me with his eyes narrowed, clearly trying to figure out what I was up to. To be honest,
I saw the moment the gun went off, with the brief flash at the end of the barrel, while I threw myself entirely onto Chris' arm in an attempt to shove him out of the way. But the bullet had been shot, and I turned in horror to find Ethan falling to the ground. And in the moment, I felt like the worl