Chapter 20

  Ethan chuckles softly. “Isabella.” He was close to opening up, she could sense it. Just needs a little nudge. “Here, let me help you relax.” She moves to stand behind him and rub against his muscles with her thumbs. “Oh... mygod! That feels amazing.”

  She continues to massage him, letting his moans guide her. She feels him melt against her touch as her fingers work wonder. “You can tell me anything, Ethan. I'm not going to judge. I'm not going to tell. I'm just going to listen.”

  “I think that’s exactly what I need... Madelyn has been badgering me about my mood all morning, but she just seems annoyed I'm not acting right.” Isabella nodded, trying to understand what he said. “Her style of comforting doesn't exactly make her easy to open up to.”

  He chuckled, shaking his head. “That’s an understatement.”

  “From what I head in the car, it sounds like you think your parents are going to be mad about the engagement?” He nodded his head, melancholic. “Among other things.”