“Now I’m going to be thinking about this all night.”
“So will I.”
He growled again. “I’ll make your legs shake, baby.”
I smiled. “I like it when you call me that.”
“Baby?”
I nodded.
“Good. I like it too.”
“Well, let’s go.”
I opened the door and we left the apartment.
Ethan grabbed my hand. “Anything I need to know about, baby?”
“What do you mean?”
“About your family? What to say and what not to say?”
“No. They are pretty normal. Just be yourself.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t be nervous.”
“Easier said than done.”
I pressed my body against him and placed a gentle kiss on his neck. “You’ll be fine.”
“I just feel awkward knowing I’m going to take your virginity tonight.”
“Don’t think about it.”
“Are you kidding me? I found the most gorgeous girl alive and I get to be the first man she sleeps with. I’m just supposed to forget about it?”
I smiled. “I’m excited too.”
We left the building and climbed into a cab. Ethan held my hand while we drove down the road. I leaned my head against his shoulder and he placed a kiss on my forehead. I snuggled even closer next to him. I still couldn’t believe Ethan was my boyfriend. I met this guy in a bar and now he was mine. He was beautiful, sweet, sensitive, a dog lover, and he now he was my boyfriend.
When the cab stopped, Ethan paid and we climbed out. He wrapped his arm around my waist as we approached the entrance to the townhouse. It was petite but very beautiful. My father loved living in the city. He would never move.
I opened the door and we walked inside. Ethan still wore his suit because he came over right after work, so I hoped that would make my dad like him more. Ethan was obviously educated and successful like my brother was. I hoped that Jared and Ethan would get along. They might have even known each other already.
When we walked into the house, my father hugged me. “Hello, honey.”
“Hey , Dad.” He kissed me on the cheek then turned to Ethan. “Nice to see you again.”
Ethan shook his hand. “Thank you for inviting me into your home.”
“Well, any guy that is important to Sadie is welcome here.”
He nodded. “Thank you.”
“I have to go back into the kitchen. I don’t want the tamales to burn.”
“Do you need any help, Dad?” I asked.
“No, don’t worry about it,” he said as he walked into the kitchen.
I leaned toward Ethan. “He’s obsessed with Mexican food. He cooks it at least three times a week—I’m serious.”
He smiled. “I like Mexican food.”
“Well, that’s a relief. You’re going to be getting a lot of it.”
His eyes turned serious. “I hope so.”
“Come on. I want you to meet my brother. He works on Wall Street too.”
“He does? Who is he?”
“Jared Montague.”
“Oh?”
I stared at the surprise on his face. “Do you know him?”
“Uh—yeah. We work on the same floor.”
I smiled. “Great. That makes things easier.”
Ethan became very quiet.
I pulled his hand and we walked into the living room. My brother was sitting on the couch, playing with his phone. I could tell by the angry expression on his face that he was talking to Suzie.
“You still haven’t dumped her yet?”
He sighed. “No.” He looked up at me then turned to Ethan. His stared at him for a long time but didn’t say anything. Ethan didn’t say anything either. It became very quiet.
Ethan found his voice first. “Hey.”
My brother stared at him for a moment. “Yeah,” he said with a nod.
Ethan put his hands in his pockets and looked around the room.
Jared rose to his feet and stared at Ethan. Then he walked away and disappeared into the kitchen.
I looked at Ethan. “What was that?”
“Uh , Jared and I aren’t exactly friends.”
“It seems like you hate each other.”
“We just don’t talk much.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What ’s going on?”
Ethan ran his fingers through his hair. I’ d never seen him
“So will I.”
He growled again. “I’ll make your legs shake, baby.”
I smiled. “I like it when you call me that.”
“Baby?”
I nodded.
“Good. I like it too.”
“Well, let’s go.”
I opened the door and we left the apartment.
Ethan grabbed my hand. “Anything I need to know about, baby?”
“What do you mean?”
“About your family? What to say and what not to say?”
“No. They are pretty normal. Just be yourself.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t be nervous.”
“Easier said than done.”
I pressed my body against him and placed a gentle kiss on his neck. “You’ll be fine.”
“I just feel awkward knowing I’m going to take your virginity tonight.”
“Don’t think about it.”
“Are you kidding me? I found the most gorgeous girl alive and I get to be the first man she sleeps with. I’m just supposed to forget about it?”
I smiled. “I’m excited too.”
We left the building and climbed into a cab. Ethan held my hand while we drove down the road. I leaned my head against his shoulder and he placed a kiss on my forehead. I snuggled even closer next to him. I still couldn’t believe Ethan was my boyfriend. I met this guy in a bar and now he was mine. He was beautiful, sweet, sensitive, a dog lover, and he now he was my boyfriend.
When the cab stopped, Ethan paid and we climbed out. He wrapped his arm around my waist as we approached the entrance to the townhouse. It was petite but very beautiful. My father loved living in the city. He would never move.
I opened the door and we walked inside. Ethan still wore his suit because he came over right after work, so I hoped that would make my dad like him more. Ethan was obviously educated and successful like my brother was. I hoped that Jared and Ethan would get along. They might have even known each other already.
When we walked into the house, my father hugged me. “Hello, honey.”
“Hey , Dad.” He kissed me on the cheek then turned to Ethan. “Nice to see you again.”
Ethan shook his hand. “Thank you for inviting me into your home.”
“Well, any guy that is important to Sadie is welcome here.”
He nodded. “Thank you.”
“I have to go back into the kitchen. I don’t want the tamales to burn.”
“Do you need any help, Dad?” I asked.
“No, don’t worry about it,” he said as he walked into the kitchen.
I leaned toward Ethan. “He’s obsessed with Mexican food. He cooks it at least three times a week—I’m serious.”
He smiled. “I like Mexican food.”
“Well, that’s a relief. You’re going to be getting a lot of it.”
His eyes turned serious. “I hope so.”
“Come on. I want you to meet my brother. He works on Wall Street too.”
“He does? Who is he?”
“Jared Montague.”
“Oh?”
I stared at the surprise on his face. “Do you know him?”
“Uh—yeah. We work on the same floor.”
I smiled. “Great. That makes things easier.”
Ethan became very quiet.
I pulled his hand and we walked into the living room. My brother was sitting on the couch, playing with his phone. I could tell by the angry expression on his face that he was talking to Suzie.
“You still haven’t dumped her yet?”
He sighed. “No.” He looked up at me then turned to Ethan. His stared at him for a long time but didn’t say anything. Ethan didn’t say anything either. It became very quiet.
Ethan found his voice first. “Hey.”
My brother stared at him for a moment. “Yeah,” he said with a nod.
Ethan put his hands in his pockets and looked around the room.
Jared rose to his feet and stared at Ethan. Then he walked away and disappeared into the kitchen.
I looked at Ethan. “What was that?”
“Uh , Jared and I aren’t exactly friends.”
“It seems like you hate each other.”
“We just don’t talk much.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What ’s going on?”
Ethan ran his fingers through his hair. I’ d never seen him
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