Pep Talk with Ethan

Did he realize we weren't actually dating? My fingers are tangled. I concealed them all together behind the tiny ruby clutch I was holding.

Ethan questioned, "So you're engaged, how long have you dated?" His question made me stiffen, and it seemed as if a bucket of cold water had been suddenly dropped on my head.

Adam replied, sparingly casting a downward glance at me, "Nearly two years." All eyes went to me, and I clenched my hands to keep my fingers from quivering.

Ethan asked, his voice as amiable as ever, "What took you so long to propose?"

Adam responded in the flawless way he always does, "There was no need to haste," and kissed Stacy's pink-stained lips.

Ethan continued, prompting the small group of people around us to chuckle, "By that you mean you weren't ready for the balland chain."

I looked up at Ethan while feigning a quiet giggle, and he responded by winking. To say that I was surprised would be an understatement. Despite him panicking earlier this evening.

Ethan was