로그인Ethan's POV"Did you see what guys we were going to get, though?" I say to Frailey."Yeah, I got the list. It's honestly going to be super fucking cool. If I had more time, I definitely would have done it. You guys are going to have a lot of fun with that. Let's just hope they speak pretty fluent English." Frailey laughs. I didn't even really think about the fact that English is probably their second language. That could cause some issues."Fuck, I didn't even think of that," I groan. Still, I push the thought away and move on to the next issue at hand. "How are things going over there? How's Melissa doing at your building?" I ask."Oh, you know, she's being a pain in my ass like always." He says, and I can tell he's rolling his eyes."I would imagine so," I laugh."No, really, she isn't that bad. I mean, she is a pain in my ass, but I'm pretty sure she will always be that way. She is just so controlling. Like, fuck," he groans."I know. You kind of just have to play along with it unt
Ethan's POV"Did you see what guys we were going to get, though?" I say to Frailey."Yeah, I got the list. It's honestly going to be super fucking cool. If I had more time, I definitely would have done it. You guys are going to have a lot of fun with that. Let's just hope they speak pretty fluent English." Frailey laughs. I didn't even really think about the fact that English is probably their second language. That could cause some issues."Fuck, I didn't even think of that," I groan. Still, I push the thought away and move on to the next issue at hand. "How are things going over there? How's Melissa doing at your building?" I ask."Oh, you know, she's being a pain in my ass like always." He says, and I can tell he's rolling his eyes."I would imagine so," I laugh."No, really, she isn't that bad. I mean, she is a pain in my ass, but I'm pretty sure she will always be that way. She is just so controlling. Like, fuck." He groans."I know. You kind of just have to play along with it unt
Ethan POV "Yeah, I am. Send out an email to Gary and Travis. I want them to be the primary ones, but go ahead and add Trish, Amy, and Hudson to it as well. If none of them can accept it, we can just go from there. Let them know that I want to have a meeting in..." I look down at my watch, even though I'm already aware of the time. "Fifteen minutes," I say."Wait, are you serious?" She shrieks."Yes. Once we get an answer from them, we will discuss your pay raise." I tell her, taking a drink of the juice she got me. I can tell Justin made this one. It tastes fucking amazing."Wait, pay raise?" She asks, stopping dead in her tracks."Well, I can't give you assistant pay for management work, now can I?" I ask, taking the rest of the paperwork from her hands and heading up to my office. I left her speechless. I know I did.When I get up to my office, I sit down immediately and open my laptop. My email is flooding with questions from everyone. I cancelled yesterday. Or I should say, their
Ethan's POVMelissa leaves early the next morning, waking me as she gets up to leave."Lock up before you leave, okay?" She says, giving me a quick kiss before scurrying out the door."Okay. "I love you," I say, but she doesn't even have time to reply by the time she is out of the door. "Okay then," I mumble to myself before drifting back to sleep.When I wake up a few hours later, I shower and change into the set of clothes that I keep over at her house for moments like this. When I go to lock up the house, I stop at the plant that is by her front door. The soil is dry as fuck, so I grab a cup and water it before I lock the place up. I swear, she could kill a cactus. She is terrible with things like this. When I mentioned wanting a dog, she shut the idea down almost immediately. This is exactly why, and I don't blame her for that. I mean, at least she knows.When I get to the office, Holly is waiting for me at the door with my juice and a bagel. I smile gratefully at her and wait for
Ethan POV When I got to her house, I let myself in. I have a spare key to her house which I am thankful for at this moment. Honestly, I don't know if she would let me in if I didn't have this key. She would probably see that it was me at the door and just pretend not to hear it."Melissa!" I yell loudly, trying to get her to hear me from whatever room she is in."Ethan?" She asks from down the hall, clearly confused.Instead of replying, I quickly jog down the hall to where she is and scoop her up into my arms.For someone who always seems to be so tough, I can see how she visibly melts into my arms.This comforts me. Everything is going to be okay. I know it will be."I love you," I say, pulling away and kissing her cheek."What are you doing here?" She asks, not saying that she loves me back. I can't be upset, though. She's hurt, and I don't blame her."I came here to see you before you left. Because I'm not going to let you leave while we're upset with each other. I am going to mi
Ethan POV "I just...I was catching up with an old friend." I tell her, deciding that telling the truth is better than lying."Who?""It was Anna." I sigh, waiting for the bomb to go off.She stays silent for a few moments. I had to pull the phone away to make sure she didn't hang up. A few seconds later, she finally speaks up."Your ex-girlfriend, Anna?" She asks, but saying it more as a statement. She's pissed, I can tell."Yeah," I mutter."Wow. You're going to go and cancel your entire day to hang out with your ex-girlfriend? I mean, what happened to not wanting anything to do with her? What happened to all of the shit you said? I thought you were done with her, Ethan. What changed?" She snaps at me."Melissa, baby...it's not like that," I say, trying to defuse this bomb."Don't baby me. You cancelled all of your plans to see her. I mean, you cancelled plans with me. I only have tonight here until I go to Vancouver for an entire month. You cancelled plans with your girlfriend just
Ethan POV"Okay, but I'm just as guilty as she is! I'm the one who had a girlfriend! I'm the one who cheated! She doesn't have any obligation like that. She is single." I add."Yeah, and now you are too. Look, cut Haley off because she is nothing but trouble. She fucked you over. Do I have to remin
Anna POVAs I began to wipe down the tables, I thought about what Pam said and how she might have a point. Ethan might have just had a moment of weakness. He was just too deep in his own emotions to think about what he was doing. I mean...he stopped her, didn't he? He stopped her because of me. He
Ethan's POV"I should probably go into the other room now." She says, leaning up and uncovering herself from the white comforter."Wait, don't go." "No, this was a bad idea. I should get back into the other room. Phoebe is probably—""Phoebe is fine. She knows where we are. Please, Anna," I beg, s
Ethan's POV Anna is sleeping soundly in my arms, and I can't even find it in me to fall asleep. If I fall asleep right now, I won't fully be aware of the fact that she is this close to me. When we wake up, I know things will be different. She'll go back to being distant and cold, and she has every







