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I raced home, trying to de

my head, no matter how mu

Et

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my dad's when it occurred to me that he was still in th

umbling with the lock. When the door op

ut and I flinched. She dragged me inside,

son did you meet? Was it the badass, sexy Ash or the broody, hawt and definitely deliciou

l. Not that I was

smile as I eased myself out of h

over to prepare dinner for me?" I gasped,

lid it over to me before ushering m

ill not let you weave your

is that cheese?" I tried manoeuvring mysel

out, you li

h. F

immediately regretted it because Ella screame

you? Are you trying to get me kicked

grabbed my cup of

e for trying to douse myself with lots of water," she mutte

, rubbing

is girl? I take back my wor

I told her the rest of the story, starting wi

ling back. Ella must have noticed the change in my countenance because

ou look a little pa

rd because I know what I saw. I just don't know how to deal wit

thing, waiting for me to find th

eep breath.

d an

return his documents. For the first time

ed. Dum

ilent for what fe

is mad?" She whispe

t think s

d. This is ve

right," I

ried to contact y

I don't know, out of sorts. I could not

ed to rummage my bag for my cell phon

," she whispered as the screen of my phone lit

ly s

s unread text message

ething I didn't tell you... Just pick my call

ar so I didn't bother opening them. A

ess

Ethan, o

droom, flopping on my bed. The

t you pickin

eal with it

. I mean, if things work out you guys wi

sa

I'm about to marry, El. He h

new messages and Ella switched my p

e and hugged me, tears

darling. We'll figure it

was plagued with my day's events and I would have re

sly. I turned around and buried my head in the croo

inging

my eyes as I stood up, anger slowly s

led off as I saw the numero

be expensive clothes. Jewelries.

urtesy o

Ella. And probabl

acing around my whole apartm

holes in the floorboar

he sending gifts to me?" My question was

his house, I'd have p

calling. And texting. Which made me str

oorbel

Maybe you're getting shoes this time," E

wrong. Entirel

n Ethan's face and tu

rm bells started

fucking here? In p

an is at the door!" I practically

r on him and here we are,

chen door. Don't go too far. I'll call you

tween worry and amusement. I took a

tly. Too bright. He

ered him inside

amnit. Ell

vously as he sat down,

bout what happened yester

my head t

y happened yes

uhm, ep

confused. What the

ng, his eyes da

than, then I'm backing off from the wedding,"

an accident. The accident shattered me, leaving a part of my brain in s

l control. The episodes can be for hours or even days and

when he locked his gaze wit

yesterday... And it happened

at him. "Wh- what are you t

voices go away..

I asked br

rd me. He came so close that I thought he was going t

as if my brain acknowledged you as the only medi

e heat came alive in my stomach and an involuntary shiver se

." I manag

et you but... I need you...I want to

handle. His eyes were red with raw angui

tantly, breaking away the mag

ust told me," I whispered shakily and as he walked out of the

ded an

for your dad. Do you want to watch him go down t

by, don't dash your father's hope. You can't break because of this. You

ell am I sup

a. This is

le we love, we don't stop at t

ttered in a hospital. I picked up my cel

start planning

r the people we love. And for my dad, I'd do anyth