The flight to Bonnet Island Estate was still 50 minutes away from taking off. Arthur and his little family were in the waiting lounge for the first class passengers.
Emily was seated on the couch, having a cup of coffee, and reading a magazine. Arthur was right next to her, with Amity sleeping, leaning onto his chest.
The little princess had dozed off to sleep as soon as she was showered and dressed. Her parents realized that early morning flights are definitely not her thing.
“Travelling early morning is definitely not her thing,” Emily said.
Arthur chuckled, “Yeah. She needs to do everything in her comfort.”
“Are you okay?” she turned to him, closing the magazine.
“About what?” he asked.
“Like going to meet up with your old friends. I don’t know what has happened. But I can feel you are slightly uncomfortable.”
“Nothing. I am fine.” He turned to the other side and looked outside the window. He didn’t want to talk about it. Actually, he didn’t know what to talk to or say to Emily.
She simply nodded her head and got back to the magazine. But she couldn’t continue to read whatever she was earlier. She was sure Arthur had something of his that he didn’t want to share with anyone. Even with her. She didn’t want to force him to talk to her about it.
A flight attendant approached them, “Sir, Ma’am, the flight is ready to take off, you can board now.”
“Okay,” Emily said and got up, grabbing her bag and Amity’s little bag which she had filled with toys. Arthur got up with Amity in his arms. She squirmed in his arms when she felt movements. And then clung onto his neck with both of her arms. Arthur patted her back, trying to comfort her.
They walked to the flight and got into their seats. Shortly after that, the flight took off.
Arthur had sat in between Amity and Emily’s seats. He soon dozed off to sleep after some time of reading a business magazine. He was tired too, of a lot of things.
Emily looked at her husband and daughter. They held the same face when they were sleeping. The same resting face, but one was totally transparent and the other one was secretive. She had no clue how to crack the wall Arthur had built around him. Sure, he loves Emily and treats her the best possible way and respects her. Emily can feel that too. But she knew there was something bothering Arthur about attending this wedding. She could only wait and see what happens at the wedding.
She tried to get some sleep since she also had woken up early to do the last minute packing for their traveling.
On the other side, Ethan had Vanessa with him while he went to the airport. She had offered to personally drive him to the airport. She had a bad feeling about sending him away. But didn’t know why. Perhaps she had a feeling that she’d lose him. But to whom? That was an unanswered question to her too.
“You didn’t have to come to drop me off,” Ethan said. He was sitting in the passenger seat and leaning onto the seat.
“I wanted to,” she replied without looking at him.
And suddenly they went on silence for a while. Vanessa had a lot of questions to ask. He was going to meet up with his friends. There could be anyone who might catch his attention or someone who had done in the past. Despite being well aware of his sexuality, she still felt insecure about Ethan.
“Can I ask you something?”
“That’s so unlike you,”
“What?” she asked turning to him.
He sat properly in his seat and pushed her face towards the front, to see the road.
“You don’t ask priorily to question anything,”
Vanessa rolled her eyes making Ethan laugh. The Vanessa he knew all these years was definitely not the one who would be polite. Sure, she was a nice girl. But definitely not a polite one. She was rather a badass kind.
“Ok, ask,”
“Did.. Do you love someone else?” she asked, unsure if she asked it in the right way.
Ethan sighed, “I did. I do. I think I will love him forever. But…”
“What but?” she asked.
“We broke up as soon as our college years came to an end.”
“Why?” now, she was more than curious to know about it.
“I don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know?”
“I just don’t know. He wanted to break up with me. And we did. That’s it.”
Vanessa realized Ethan had his fair share of heartbreaks.
“What’s his name? What does he do now?” she asked, curiosity was bugging her to know who was the guy that broke Ethan’s heart.
“Arthur Perry. And I don’t know what he’s doing now. All I know is his father owns the largest construction company in California.”
Vanessa nodded her head. She too wondered what would Arthur be doing now. If they meet up at the wedding, would they resume their relationship or would Arthur be settled already or would Ethan find someone else.
Ethan rubbed Vanessa’s hair making her turn to him, “What are you thinking?”
“Nothing,” she shook her head.
“You are very bad at lying,”
She sighed and scrunched onto her seat. She knew she was as transparent as glass to Ethan.
“I was just thinking of the possibilities as to what will happen at the wedding,” she said softly.
“We sync there,”
She simply nodded her head.
They reached the airport soon after the talk and he got out of the car and headed towards the entrance.
He had said Vanessa to not get out of the car because of the media problems. He bid bye to her and said to her that he’ll be back soon. And he had placed a kiss on her forehead and a short hug.
What will happen at the wedding, is to be known only by attending.
Ethan settled in his seat after boarding the plane. When everything was set the flight took off and the passengers started to relax in their own seats.Ethan unfastened his seatbelt and adjusted his position while taking out his phone from his pocket.He unlocked and checked a few messages and replied to them. Ethan wasn’t much of a reader, so the reading book wasn’t something he would do. Especially on a plane. And listening to music, unless it’s work, he’s least bothered about it. He sure loved high beat EDMs during his college days. But now, that didn’t interes
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The voice had made both, Ethan and Amity freeze in the spot. As though they were in sync, they turned to the voice, together.Arthur and Ethan had finally come face to face after a long time. And one thing that was sure to both Arthur and Ethan was that Arthur had a woman beside him. But Ethan didn’t.“Papa, Mommy,” Amity broke the silence, making both and Arthur and Ethan look at her.She
Ethan walked into the party that was being held in the garden with Amity. She had filled in a lot more about her life with her parents to Ethan by the time they reached the party.“Ethan…. My man,” Jake screamed his lungs out as soon as he saw Ethan walking inside.There was a wide smile spread across Ethan’s face when he saw the joy on his friend’s face. It had been a long time since Ethan had met with his friends. He had not deliberately found excuses to skip all of the reunions his college friends had made. But now, he couldn’t miss his best friend’s wedding. It’s his big day.
The Bachelorette Party.That is what all the brides and grooms look forward to. Be it arranged marriage or a love marriage, a bachelorette party is a must. After all, it will the last party where they can be themselves without bothering to maintain anyone’s dignity or whatsoever. It is only and only about them, for both, the bride and the groom.The groom’s bachelorette party was arranged at the exquisite bar of the estate and all of Jake’s friends and cousins had already gathered.
The next day morning after the wedding was bright and fresh to the world. The newly weds had already left for their honeymoon and the people who had come for the wedding were starting to go back to their places.In the midst of all these things, Arthur and Ethan were sleeping soundly in Ethan’s room, on his bed.Ethan twirled in the bed, it was his cue to waking up. He rubbed his eyes and looked around the place. It was instinct as always.When he felt someone’s body weight on half of his body, he
Ethan was back in New York after Jake's wedding and his little secret with Arthur was making him giddy. Arthur had saved his phone number in Ethan’s phone. He was thinking about the possibilities they would have to face if he gets back to Arthur. He definitely knows that things will change if they get back together, behind everyone’s back. Hurting Emily and Amity is not something he wishes to do. But he could no longer control his feelings for Arthur. Ethan was in his office in the studio and there was some photoshoot going on and as always, Liza was managing the work well. When he had returned back from the wedding, Vanessa had called him to inform him that she would be stopping by the studio to see him. It was an
After his return from the wedding, Arthur could barely stay away from his phone. He constantly checked it, to see if Ethan had called him or sent a message. He almost got relentless from waiting. He was often questioned by his wife and daughter about why he keeps checking his phone. He lied to them saying he was expecting a call about the project he bid before they left for the wedding.Amity was continuously talking about Ethan and how Arthur was described by Ethan. Even Emily wondered if Ethan had said the right things to her daughter. Because Arthur was no where near to how he was described by Ethan. It felt like she was listening about a whole new person and he was a stranger to all of them.