Fire On The Mountain

"Eve." Ethan looked up from his desk and his eyes brightened.

Eve rubbed her eyes. She rubbed it again. Then she screamed and dashed toward him. "Ah! Ethan, when did you return?" She jumped onto his lap and hugged him tight.

"I returned last night. I wanted to surprise you."

"Really?" Eve giggled and kissed his cheek. "You scared me, Ethan. I thought you were going to live in that city forever. During our phone call, you didn't say anything about coming back. So you're very good at surprises."

"Mmm." Ethan nodded and Eve's eyes lingered on his features. Was that a subtle smile she saw?

"So you slept here last night?" She asked, playing with his collar.

"Yeah, I slept here." Ethan snaked his arms around her waist. "I also needed to look over some work."

"Urgh, Ethan... You just spoiled the surprise." Eve pouted. "You could have just stopped at you slept here only to surprise me in the morning. Now, I'd think you only did it for work."

But Eve's heart had never been this at ease. Ha