Ethan knew he had to tell his parents what has been going in now that he needed them to leave the country because of the potential danger they might all be on as Jeff had suggested. He needed to tell them the truth - that he was being blackmailed by his ex-wife, the one that they had forced h to marry because of their greed and selfish reasons and that he had hired a private investigator and he has instructed h to leave the country for the mean time with the people he cared about.A part of him didn't think that Kimberly would get his parents involved in this but it was better to be safe than sorry especially when the person he was dealing with was a crazy woman. But how would they react? Would they understand, or would they be upset that he hadn't told them sooner? He didn't know how to approach the subject, and he still had some resentment because a part of him believed that they were the ones that created this problem in the first place. But he knew he had to do it, for his own s
Ava sat in her kitchen, staring at the phone. She knew she had to make the call, but she kept putting it off. Her aunt was not going to be happy about her decision to leave for an extended period of time. And she was even more concerned about how her aunt would react to the news that she was going with Ethan. Caroline loved Ethan but something just told her that she wasn't going to like this new development at all. She knew she had to be honest, but she was dreading the conversation. She didn't even know why she has been quick to say yes to his request but now that the deal was done, there was no going back. Taking a deep breath, she finally pressed dial on the number and braced herself for the conversation she was about to have.The phone rang and rang, and finally, her aunt picked up. 'Hello?' she said, sounding tired. She had resumed back to work so Ava understood.'Hi, Auntie,' Ava said, trying to sound cheerful. 'How are you doing?""I'm okay, dear,' her aunt replied. 'What's
The day for the trip was coming closer and closer. Ava liked referring to it as a trip instead of an escape because that was actually what it was. She had volunteered to put everything together and Ethan was to deal with all the other technicalities. She frequently visited the shopping malls to stuck up on whatever they needed for the duration of their stayAs Ava was shopping for supplies for the trip, she couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. What if something went wrong? What if she forgot something important? But she forced herself to focus on the task at hand and she always kept a list to keep her from forgetting anything important.One afternoon, while she went from store to store, shopping and picking up things like clothes, toiletries, and snacks. She felt like she was making progress, but then something happened that threw her off track. As she was browsing through a clothing store, she saw a familiar face Kimberly. She almost made a turn back to where she was coming f
She got her phone from her bag and dialed his number and Ethan picked up the phone on the second ring. "Hey there,' he said, sounding a bit surprised to hear from her again so soon. 'Hey,' Ava said, trying to sound casual. 'So, I just ran into Kimberly while I was out, and it was…interesting.' Ethan's voice grew serious. 'Are you for real? Did she cause any drama? What happened? Is everything okay?' He asked all these questions at once. He had known something was wrong immediately he heard her voice but she had insisted that everything was okay,'Everything's fine,' Ava said. 'It was just a bit awkward, that's all.' "Tell me everything in details please" he asked and she went on to tell him about the encounter, including the sense of relief she felt when he called.He listened very attentively and when she was done talking, Ethan was silent for a moment. 'Wow,' he finally said. 'That's…a lot to process. She didn't cause any drama? Are you sure? Maybe you missed something because
The preparations continued and on the morning of the day before Ava and Ethan's trip. Ava, who had spent the night at Ethan's place woke up very early and made sure everything was ready. She double checked and made certain that the suitcases were all packed, the tickets were printed, and everything on her end was ready to go. Once she had checked off everything on her list, she went into the bedroom and got herself ready to head to her Aunt Caroline's house, which was were the kids were. Ethan was still fast asleep and she was quiet in getting ready because she didn't want to wake him up and start to explain where she was going do early in the morning. She just wanted to slip out and go and answer to all his questions later because somehow lying to him after she had done something was easier than lying when she was yet to do it.She hurried up and finished getting ready and slipped out of the house quietly and drove to her aunt's house.They kids were still asleep by the time she g
"Mommy is here auntie and it's her last time with us for a while so that what the ruckus is about. Don't blame us. Instead, join us!" He told her as if he was scolding her and everyone started laughing again including Caroline and so Ava, Jason, Jane and Caroline spent the whole day together. They went to the park, had a picnic lunch, and played some games. The whole day had Ava thinking of how blessed she was to have them in her life despite the circumstances in which they came to be. It was crazy that the most traumatic event in her life brought her the most beautiful gifts she could have ever asked for. Just as she was getting lost in thoughts,her phone rang and she looked at the caller ID to see that it was Ethan and she stood up and walked a distance away from the kids and Caroline before she answered the call''Hi, sweetheart,' she said, making sure that she sounded pretty normal. 'How are you doing?' 'I'm doing great,' Ethan replied,his voice sounding a bit rough. ''Where
Ava said goodbye to her Aunt too and drove back home. She had already crafted up some lie for Ethan, about the car breaking down on the road so she had to go fix it and she didn't want to call to disturb him because she could obviously do it herself and she hoped that he bought it.As she got into the house, she saw him waiting for her in the living room and she immediately ran up to him and fell into his arms. She planned in using the seductive nature of a woman to get him to buy her lie and she knew for a fact that it was going to work."Oh honey, I'm so exhausted!" She exclaimed as she made herself comfortable on his body."What happened? Why are you back so late?" He asked, his voice laced with concern and Ava launched her story about how get car had mysteriously broken down in the middle of the road and how she had had to take a taxi and go loom for a mechanic so he could determine what was wrong with it and fix it and as she told the story she didn't fail to add a little bit of
The plane landed in Morocco with a bump, and Ava felt herself jolt awake. She stretched and looked out the window, amazed by the sight of the city below. They were in Marrakech, a city known for its vibrant markets and beautiful architecture. Ava could see the colorful souks below, and she was eager to explore. But first, they had to stop at one of Ethan's beach houses, where they would be staying for a few days. When he had told her about his each house she had had a total flip over with excitement and she could not wait to see it. It was like she was in the movies because everything felt so surreal.The house was located on the coast, and Ava could see the sparkling blue water from the plane. She had never been to Morocco but she knew a lot about it too because it was a very popular holiday spot and she always followed travel news because she secretly had a thing for travelling but money was always the problem but now all of a sudden she was visiting these places for free. Life