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So I’d reluctantly, and angrily, turned the car around and gotten us on the highway that would lead us west That had been twenty o and neither of us had spoken since

It was a far cry from the last couple of days where all we’d done was talk

And make love

I had no clue how many times I’d lost myself in Ethan’s beautiful body…or howon to me It didn’t , the end was always the sa more at the same time And Ethan’s words of love whispered in my ear

If I’d had any doubt about wanting a future with Ethan, it had died a quick death after the past couple days And any reservations I’d had about so obsessive and wrong had been obliterated after he’d told s wouldn’t change even if I couldn’t change I’d known then that I could and would change Not just for hi as exa seeds that had grown in the silence of my mind whenever I held Ethan inEthan come to life as he elco to me

I didn’t even feel a shard of possessiveness at the thought of sharing him with the people who loved hiive ate the waters with his family as I explained to them that it would take me time to let them in to the place where only Ethan currently existed I’d also been giving lots of thought to Lucy Ethan had irl had no one else The idea that she’d be a permanent part of our lives didn’t bother ure for her, but I could learn from Ethan’s example And if all I could ever be was an overprotective, brotherly type to her, that was just fine by ht she was just any old girl they could mess with

As the car ate up theme back to the house where my life had ended in ht find there Ronan had called shortly after Daisy had, but I’d ignored the call since I’d knohat he wanted

He wanted me to wait for back-up

When he’d approachedme find my father, he’d told me it would be my decision whether or not my father would face the punishment the courts had decided upon or whether I would be his judge, jury and executioner

It was a decision I still hadn’t made

I would have thought it would coot closer and closer to the possibility of finally putting my past to rest, but I found hts And none of theut as easily as he’d carved our Thanksgiving Day turkey with it

No, hts were one place and one place only

I reached across the console separating us and took one of Ethan’s loosely fisted hands in rip and I heard a whoosh of air escape his lungs He pulled my hand to hisour joined hands in his lap He held onto it for the rest of the drive, only letting go when I made the final turn of our journey and pointed out the place I’d never wanted to see again in my life

Home

“Don’t,” Ethan said softly as I turned away from the front door to face him

I sighed, not surprised that he kneas going to ask hi iven up when I’d realized he’d just follow me if I tried to force him

Resigned, I turned rown up in sat on a quiet street with just a few houses that sat on larger lots I didn’t see any people around nor were there any cars parked on the street It was just after lunch tiured most people were at work or school The house across the street that had belonged to the older woman who’d babysat for rass and bushes were horrendously overgrown