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Authors: Felicia Jedlicka
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just thought I would ask. I’m sure Cori and I can come up with something to keep things exciting.”
“No,” Danato looked up at him, with sad eyes. “Of course you can have people over. Of course Cori can throw a BBQ. What a recluse I must seem to both of you.” Ethan was shocked at the disappointment he was directing at himself. “I never meant to make you think you should be like me. Ever since…” He bit his lip and shook his head. “I’ve been wallowing in self-pity for a long time, Ethan. I’m sorry that it never occurred to me that you might want more to life than dinner and board games.”
Ethan took in a deep breath and let it out. “Oh thank god, I was about to chuck those damn things in the fireplace.” Ethan laughed and Danato joined him. If Ethan had any resentment about being cloistered in this prison, it was gone now.
11
Ethan knew Cori didn’t want to see him before she left, but he couldn’t leave without saying goodbye. It was only a few days, but since she was still upset even after last night’s effort to quell her fears, he wanted to make sure he did everything in his power to secure their future.
He already knew she would be hanging out in her greenhouse, preparing her plants for transfer to the wizard world. It took her nearly a month to get Danato to agree to that little experiment, and she was more than proud to have influenced his decision with a seduction of fresh tomato BLT’s, crisp cucumbers drenched in ranch, and sweet corn dripping in butter. The man was a stickler for safety, but he had no chance when Cori came at him through his stomach.
Ethan charged into the greenhouse, and caught her repotting a plant. Her face was already dismissive, but he ignored it. He turned her around and threw her over his shoulder. She yelled and hit his back harder than he had anticipated. He was certain she was going to be mad for a while. He just hoped not so long that he couldn’t get a proper goodbye kiss to accomplish his purpose.
He took her outside and listened to her scream and yell at him to put her down. He tolerated her beatings, but when she bit him, he gave her butt a firm smack.
“Hey!” She yelped.
“Don’t bite!” He said firmly. He could almost sense her pouting lips of derision. She stopped hitting him, but he could tell she was still infuriated.
When he made it to his target, he knelt down. She tried to get her footing, but he pulled her knees up so he could lay her down on the blanket he had laid out. She grabbed on to his neck, afraid he was going to drop her, but she released when she felt the fabric beneath her.
She looked over the blanket and smiled at the basket of fruit he had put together, mostly strawberries and grapes. She looked back at him and he laid down leaning on his elbow so his face was above her. He could tell she wanted to be mad, but the gesture was just too damned sweet.
He grabbed a strawberry and fed it to her, after which he kissed her. “I’m sorry,” she whispered as he withdrew from the kiss. He wasn’t quite sure what she was apologizing for, the bite, the hitting, or just the overall mistrust. “I know I should trust you, but she is just so conniving.”
“I understand why you’re concerned. She is a very strong creature. She could force the issue, but I don’t think she will.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She wants her baby back. I think she will be so occupied with him, she won’t even know I’m gone. Which I will be the second that kid is safe. Okay?”
“Okay,” she nodded. “I never took you for a picnic kind of guy,” she said nodding to the display.
“I’m not. I hate sitting on hard ground. I hate eating food outside. I hate using paper plates and plastic silverware.” He kissed her. “But I know you like it and that smile is enough to drag me to a battle, let alone a picnic.”
“How did you ever come to love me that much? I feel like I am always struggling to find the
“No,” Danato looked up at him, with sad eyes. “Of course you can have people over. Of course Cori can throw a BBQ. What a recluse I must seem to both of you.” Ethan was shocked at the disappointment he was directing at himself. “I never meant to make you think you should be like me. Ever since…” He bit his lip and shook his head. “I’ve been wallowing in self-pity for a long time, Ethan. I’m sorry that it never occurred to me that you might want more to life than dinner and board games.”
Ethan took in a deep breath and let it out. “Oh thank god, I was about to chuck those damn things in the fireplace.” Ethan laughed and Danato joined him. If Ethan had any resentment about being cloistered in this prison, it was gone now.
11
Ethan knew Cori didn’t want to see him before she left, but he couldn’t leave without saying goodbye. It was only a few days, but since she was still upset even after last night’s effort to quell her fears, he wanted to make sure he did everything in his power to secure their future.
He already knew she would be hanging out in her greenhouse, preparing her plants for transfer to the wizard world. It took her nearly a month to get Danato to agree to that little experiment, and she was more than proud to have influenced his decision with a seduction of fresh tomato BLT’s, crisp cucumbers drenched in ranch, and sweet corn dripping in butter. The man was a stickler for safety, but he had no chance when Cori came at him through his stomach.
Ethan charged into the greenhouse, and caught her repotting a plant. Her face was already dismissive, but he ignored it. He turned her around and threw her over his shoulder. She yelled and hit his back harder than he had anticipated. He was certain she was going to be mad for a while. He just hoped not so long that he couldn’t get a proper goodbye kiss to accomplish his purpose.
He took her outside and listened to her scream and yell at him to put her down. He tolerated her beatings, but when she bit him, he gave her butt a firm smack.
“Hey!” She yelped.
“Don’t bite!” He said firmly. He could almost sense her pouting lips of derision. She stopped hitting him, but he could tell she was still infuriated.
When he made it to his target, he knelt down. She tried to get her footing, but he pulled her knees up so he could lay her down on the blanket he had laid out. She grabbed on to his neck, afraid he was going to drop her, but she released when she felt the fabric beneath her.
She looked over the blanket and smiled at the basket of fruit he had put together, mostly strawberries and grapes. She looked back at him and he laid down leaning on his elbow so his face was above her. He could tell she wanted to be mad, but the gesture was just too damned sweet.
He grabbed a strawberry and fed it to her, after which he kissed her. “I’m sorry,” she whispered as he withdrew from the kiss. He wasn’t quite sure what she was apologizing for, the bite, the hitting, or just the overall mistrust. “I know I should trust you, but she is just so conniving.”
“I understand why you’re concerned. She is a very strong creature. She could force the issue, but I don’t think she will.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She wants her baby back. I think she will be so occupied with him, she won’t even know I’m gone. Which I will be the second that kid is safe. Okay?”
“Okay,” she nodded. “I never took you for a picnic kind of guy,” she said nodding to the display.
“I’m not. I hate sitting on hard ground. I hate eating food outside. I hate using paper plates and plastic silverware.” He kissed her. “But I know you like it and that smile is enough to drag me to a battle, let alone a picnic.”
“How did you ever come to love me that much? I feel like I am always struggling to find the
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