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As the path wound along the coast it began to descend down to the shore and the beach below until we caave me a cover model smile that never ceased to affect nificent sooey It ry?" he asked as I pulled up

"Yes I aazebo-shaped building perched right on the rocks "The Sea Bird Great breakfasts served up in that little place"

"Sounds like a plan to ht it up to his lips, kissing the top quickly

I smiled up at him and studied his handsome face Ethan was easy on the eye, but it was funny to me that he didn’t seem to think much of it I wanted to know about that woht before I know he had hooked up with her at some point in the past; he said as enius to figure he’d taken her up on some freely offered sex She had her paws all over him at the bar I didn’t like the looks of her at all Too predatory Paul seeether after the National was evacuated

"What’s on your mind, my beauty?" Ethan tappedunder here" He kissed s"

"Want to talk about it?"

"I think we should" I nodded "I think we don’t have any other choice, Ethan"

"Yeah," he answered, his eyes losing the happy spark that had just been in thehly as she seated us by a , sorown used to when out with Ethan Females didn’t hide their appreciation very well I was always left wondering how the person would act or what they would say to him if I wasn’t there Hah! Here’s my number if you want to come over toyou want Gag

He waited until she left and then got right to it "Soback to our conversation last night Are you feeling any more receptive to the idea?"

I took a sip of water first "I think I’m still in shock that you want to" I hesitated

"You don’t have to be afraid to say the words, Brynne," he bit back, no longer looking so happy withto ‘marry’ me" I made air quotes and saw his jaitch

"Why does it surprise you?"

"It’s way too soon and we’re just starting out together, Ethan Can’t we just keep going like we have been?"

His expression hardened "We are continuing on like we have been I don’t knohere you think we’re headed, but I can assure you it’ll be solared a little "All in, Brynne, or did you forget so soon? You said you wanted the saht"

I could tell he was et," I whispered and looked over the menu in front of me