Chapter 93 Talk about us

Going to Ethan's house, both had just finished an intense make out session. The two laid in bed with their sweaty bodies next to each other. Bella said," Ethan, I want to ask something." "I'm listening," he said as he brushed his fingers on her skin making her giggle due to the ticklish feeling. "Stop, it tickles. Get serious," she said as she tried holding his hands. "Okay. I'm serious now," he said. "Uhm... Did you do anything bad to Graham?" she asked. His heart skipped a beat before asking," Did he say something?"

"No, but it seems like he doesn't like you," she said. "Don't worry. What matters is that you like me. Why don't we talk about us instead?" he asked. She nodded before saying," Yes. I want to know about your family." "Hmmm you already know my parents Mr and Mrs Carter. My elder sister Evelyn is married and lives in Green Bay. What else do you want to know?" he asked. "I want to know about Leah's mother.....but it's fine if you're not comfortable speaking about it," she said. "Come on. I already moved on. Where do I start? Well, Alicia was a beautiful girl. My parents used to talk a lot about her and they wished her for me. The first time I saw her was on her birthday party, I fell in love with her immediately.

We got to know each other and started dating.

Four months later, she accidentally got pregnant and when her parents got to know about it, they told us to get married right away and I was so happy thinking that our feelings were mutual. But little did I know that her heart was always with her childhood sweetheart and she said that she wanted a very private wedding which I obliged to. We got married and everything was okay at first until Leah made a year and she changed. She started complaining all the time, throwing tantrums, not allowing me to touch her and many others. I thought I was the problem. I did everything because I loved her and wanted that marriage to work out until one day, she gave me documents and on reading them, they were divorce papers and her signature was already on them. I was dumbfounded. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and on asking her, she told me that she didn't love me and never had she. She had always loved someone else. I then understood her actions.

Because I loved her, I told her that I didn't care if she loved someone else, but she asked me to free her and moved out of the house. It took me a whole month thinking about the whole situation and finally, I decided to free her. I signed the papers and gave them to her. After three months, she got married to the love of her life Reuben Clinton."

Bella was so sad listening to him. He really loved her. She couldn't believe that it was the same Alicia Clinton the wife of the President's son. She is indeed beautiful. "I'm so sorry. But why did she accept to marry you if she didn't love you?" she asked. "Because she got pregnant and the Claus are strict yet Reuben was not ready by that time. She decided to marry me as he becomes ready," he casually said. "Did she completely abandon Leah?" "I could say so because she just calls once in a while to check on her. She has a new family now," he said devoid of any emotions. "You really passed through a lot," she told him. "It doesn't matter because I have you here with me. You just have to promise me one thing. That you will never leave me like her." "I promise. Is this why you were so hesitant to open up your heart for me in the beginning?" she asked. "Yes. I wanted to see if you were serious with me. I wanted to confirm that it wasn't lust or excitement you had for me." "I already told you. I didn't start yesterday to love you. Not even after the first time we made love, but the very first time I saw you on that dinner, you remember?" He nodded his head and she said," So rest assured. I'm not going anywhere. Unless you want me to."

"I will never want you to leave. Never. I love you Bella Edwards," he told her. "And I love you Ethan Carter," she replied with a smile.

"So now, it's your turn. Tell me about family," he said. "I actually don't have much to say. My parents died in a car crash five years ago. My mother was pregnant but the baby didn't survive too. A certain relative of mine told me that my uncle was determined on taking over everything that they left and that he swore to end me if I tried to stop him. When I learned of that, I decided to leave Elfraine and come to Sun City to start building my life from scratch. That's when I landed on a job in Golden times and started from there."