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Chapter 10
Ethan Junior's POV
After listening to all the teasing from Alex, we went back over to the girls. We drank, ate, talked and played cards. I wanted our moments to always be like this-- double dates: Alex and Ashley, Zenia and me.
And maybe, one day, Jack and Madison?
It wasn't a secret that I was falling for Zenia. My friends saw it, and everyone around could tell she had an impact on my soul. I couldn't keep my hands to myself whenever I was around her. My lips craved hers and I always longed to hiss her and hold her in my arms.
But, for some reason, she just wouldn't take me out of the friend-zone and become official with me.
I wasn't an insecure guy who'd go around banging a bunch of random chicks just to feel better about myself. I was a good guy. And I wanted to be that guy in Zenia's life.
That late evening, I drove us back home from the park. When I pulled up to the penthouse's compound, I turned off the engine and looked over to
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