CHAPTER 10 : DISTRACTION

Since the last incident, Ethan had caught Karina's attention, his gentleness had calmed her uneasy. Ethan had helped her a lot to solve her problems all this time. Ethan is a smart and hard working person, he always finished his case very quickly. Adrian had watched him, he was satisfied by his achievement so far. He was thinking to promote him, but he still wanted to gave him some trials.

That day Karina went to Marco's office, she wanted to give him a surprise. Karina had waited for him at his office , when Marco came to his office she hugged him and kissed his lips "I missed you brother!" Marco got surprised he grabbed her body then pushed her away "What are you doing in here ? How do you get it in ?"

Karina :"I just came here, your secretary allow me in."

Marco :"What do you want from me ?"

Karina :"I missed you ! Did you forget today is my birthday ?"

Marco :"Sorry I forgot."

Karina :"I want to celebrate it together with you tonight, let's have dinner together brother ?"

Marco :"I'm sorry Karina, I have an appointment tonight."

Karina :"Cancel it for me please ?" She begged him.

Marco :"Sorry Karina, it's important. Next time OK ?"

Karina got frowned.

Marco :"If you don't have anything important again, will you excuse me ? I still have a lot of things to do."

Karina :"OK. I go now."

Karina was upset with Marco, but she still went to the restaurant after office hours. She asked Ethan to accompany her to replace Marco's presence. Ethan just followed her, he had to guard her wherever she go, it made him getting closer to Karina day by day. With his patience he could calm down the bad tempered Karina. Ethan had distracted Karina's affection toward Marco all this time, he slowly entered her empty heart.

Karina had ordered some food to the waiter.

Karina :"Just sit down here accompany me to have dinner."

Ethan just silent and followed her, he sat in front of her and he's staring at her.

Karina :"What ? Why are you staring at me ?"

Ethan :"What's wrong ? Are you mad ?"

Karina :"No" Karina sighed, she turned her face to other direction.

Ethan :"Don't get upset, I have a gift for you on your birthday !" He took a little box from his jacket and gave it to her.

Karina :"It's for me ?" Her eyes turned into bright.

Ethan :"Yeah, open it !"

Karina opened the box, there she saw a pair of earrings, she looked at them and smiled :"It's cute ! how do you know it's my birthday today ?"

Ethan :"Sister Heidy told me yesterday. Do you like it ?"

Karina :"Yeah, your sense of fashion was not bad !"

Ethan :"I think it suits with your dress."

Karina :"OK let me try it." Karina put the earrings on her ear "It look nice, what do you think ?" She stared at him with smiling.

Ethan :"You look great !" he smiled.

Her mood had changed, Ethan had distracted her bad mood. When the food came , she ate them directly "Just eat the food while it still warm !"

They went home after dinner, Karina sat on passenger seat beside Ethan.

Karina :"I want to stop by to somewhere before we go home."

Ethan :"OK, just tell me where."

Karina gave him the direction, they finally arrived at the hillside, they could see the whole city below with the sparking light. Karina got out from the car she walked around enjoyed the night breeze, Ethan followed her.

Karina :"It's nice to sitting around here and have relax for a while."

Ethan :"The view is beautiful in here. How do you know this place ?"

Karina :"Since I was in high school. I've been here often with some friends, but now they all have their own matters, some had got married and some are staying abroad. I missed them !"

Ethan :"Yeah we've grown up, we have our own lives. Maybe you should see them sometimes."

Karina :"Ethan, is Marco doesn't like me ?"

Ethan :"I think he's still care about you."

Karina :"Do you really think so ? But why he seems like ignoring me all the time ?" her tears started to fell down.

Ethan :"You should ask him by yourself and clear everything with him."

Karina :"That's a good idea, but my heart hasn't prepare for it yet."

Ethan :"Just take your time and made up your mind."

Karina :"Yeah, you're right. Now, let's go home." she wiped her tears away and got back into the car.

Few days later, Adrian got very angry with Karina since she made very terrible mistake, Ethan had warned her before but she ignored him and made that mistake without Ethan's noticed.

Karina :"I'm sorry father, it was my fault, Ethan didn't know it. He had warned me before but I didn't believe him and it had turned out to be bad like this."

Adrian :"I'm sorry Karina, this time you had damaged my reputation very bad. I won't give you big case again ! Everything you do, always consult with Ethan first starting now ! You should thank you to him, he had been clean up your mess all this time."

Karina :"Yes father, if you don't have anything else excuse me."

Adrian :"OK, you may go now."

Karina got back to her office, Ethan entered her room and found her crying.

Ethan :"Let's go out and have some coffee."

Karina wiped out her tears, she agreed with him and went out together with him. Ethan ordered two cups of coffee at the coffee shop in front of their office, he tried to calm her down.

Ethan :"It's OK now, a good lesson came from bad experience. There's a price you should pay for it."

Karina suddenly hugged him :"I'm sorry I need your shoulder for a while." she cried again.

Ethan cared her hair :"It's alright, calm down, don't cry again."

Karina :"Ethan do you think I'm not suit to this job ?"

Ethan :"You actually had some good ideas before."

Karina :"Actually I don't like studying law before, it's just because my father own a law firm he insisted that I have to inherit it someday. But I think my heart not into it, what should I do ?"

Ethan :"Why don't you take a break for a while so you can think clearly about what you want."

Karina :"That's a good idea, I'll think about it."

The next day Karina visited Marco's house, she met Franky in there also.

Karina :"You're staying here also Frank ?"

Franky :"Yeah"

Karina :"Since when ?"

Marco :"Since two weeks ago. What's up Karina ?"

Karina :"Can I talk to you Marco ? .... In private ?"

Marco :"OK, where do you want to talk ?"

Karina :"Can you go with me to a place ?"

Marco :"I'll get change first."

Karina told Ethan that she would go with Marco, she told him not to wait for her. Karina went to the beach together with Marco that afternoon.

Marco :"What do you wanna talk to me ?"

Karina :"I'll go straight to the point, Marco do you love me ?"

Marco :"As a little sister yes, but not as a woman."

Karina :"Wow, you're a straight person also ! We've been together since teen, didn't you like me even a bit ?"

Marco :"I'm sorry Karina, I only consider you as a little sister since used to be. Not more than that."

Karina got frowned :"You're so cruel ! I've loved you since we were teen back then, why didn't you like me even a little ?"

Marco smiled, he tried to calm her down, he held her shoulder :"Come I buy you some drink !"

Marco bought two coconut for them, they drank it together while sitting on the sand and talking about old times. Karina's began to accept it little by little her smile got back.

Karina :"Do you already have someone in your heart Mark ?"

Marco :"Maybe.... I don't know."

Karina :"How can you be unsure ?"

Marco :"I'm still focus with my work and I don't think about it for now. Let's go back now, it's getting dark."

Karina :"OK, just drop me at your house, I'll ask Ethan to pick me up."