Ethan had come to my house as if he hadn’t done a thing wrong, and then had the nerve to kiss me. I couldn’t believe him! He was so damn arrogant, I wondered how Claire ever got along with him.
And I could only prepare to lash out at him.
But then, he did something surprising and very out of character, he apologized for his behavior. “I’m sorry, Anna. I should have been more understanding,” were his words.
Despite my best efforts not to show any sort of weakness and my sarcastic reply, traitorous tears sprung to my eyes. And I averted my eyes in dismay.
I could feel a change in the atmosphere, a new scent approaching, seconds before Kyle entered the house.
The moment he arrived, my eyes met his, and I felt home again. Whole again. I hadn’t even realized I had been missing a part o
