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Chapter 171

Anna POV It sounds like she might have benign esophageal stricture." He says with his hands folded together."What's that?" Ethan asks, leaning further up in his seat and paying close attention to everything the doctor is saying."It's a tightening of her esophagus.The esophagus is the tube that connects to send all of the food and water to her stomach. If there is a constriction there, it will cause a series of different problems. Heartburn, trouble swallowing, vomiting. Things of that sort. This liquid is going to help me see her oesophagusbetter when taking X-rays. I'll have her drink it and then see if she gets any down." The doctor explains.Ethan and I are both pale and speechless. What does this mean? Is this serious? Is this curable? What the fuck do we do if she does have it?"And if that's what it is?" Ethan asks, wanting more explanation."If that's what it is, which I am pretty sure is the case, then we will see how severe it is. Then, we will discuss treatment options."

Chapter 172

Anna POV I can't sleep at all during the day of Phoebe's surgery. Ethan is asleep in the room down the hall, and I'm sitting on the couch with warm water in my hands. I'm so cold. Freezing. I thought this would help, but it isn't doing much for me. Ethan walks down the hall suddenly. He's dressed in sweatpants and a stained t-shirt. He looks awful. Although I'm not sure if I look any better or not. He looks down at me, and tears are running down his pale face. He looks like he has been crying for hours. This isn't just "I'm sad" tears. These tears are more...so much fucking more.These tears are the kind that you cry when you have lost all sense of reality. The kind that you let fall when you are screaming in a quiet room, just begging for something to hear you. Just begging for... I don't know. Help? A cure for the pain? The kind of crying that is so strong that it's hard to breathe. The kind that makes you gasp for air and makes you sick to your stomach. The kind that you only do

Chapter 173

Ethan's POVI feel so helpless. I feel so fucking helpless. Waiting in this damn room is torturous. This isn't fair. Phoebe shouldn't have to deal with this. That sweet little girl of ours shouldn't have to fucking deal with any of the shit she has dealt with.She was dealt a shitty hand, but she continues to smile through all of it. She didn't seem scared when going in for surgery. Well, for being four years old. She handled it well. I'm pretty sure we were handling it worse than she was. Maybe that's because we know how much goes into something like this."We do this kind of thing all of the time.""She will be fine.""Only thirty percent of people will have to have a repeat surgery."Everything they say only makes it worse, though. I don't think anything will make this any better. Despite being broken up with Anna, I am still here. Holding her hand, kissing her head, gently scratching her arm, and promising her that we will make it through this. It doesn't feel like we're broken up

Chapter 174

Ethan POV She wasn't in this for the money. Maybe in the beginning she was, but not now. No. She fucking loves me."Anna? " I ask, waiting for her to look up at me."Hmm?" She asks, looking up at me with those sad ocean eyes."Can we go outside for a second? I want to talk," I told her."What? We can talk right here." She says, confused."I know, but...I just want something else. I just want it to be more than this. Yeah?" I say in a low voice."Okay..." she says, still confused but doesn't try and fight me on it."Okay, come on. Do you need my jacket?" I ask, not wanting her to get too cold."No, I think I'm okay." She says, but her shivers tell me something else."Here, take it anyway.I have a long-sleeved shirt on." I tell her, pulling my hoodie over my head and handing it to her. She gives me a small smile and shrugs it over her body. The material is big on her. Much bigger than anything she owns.I love the way it looks on her. I know she does, too. She hugs the material close

Chapter 175

Ethan's POVPhoebe's surgery went well. Well, it went even better than well. They said that it was one of the easiest they had done on someone her size. Her healing process will be a bitch, but she is already doing so much better than expected.The days that pass are busy, but Anna makes it all a bit easier. If she's anxious about anything at all, she does a great job at hiding it. On the other hand, not so much. My phone rings and I see that it's Kyler.Fuck.I know he wants to talk about this move. I know that's what it is. I don't blame him, though. I have been kind of dodging the entire situation. With everything going on right now, that's the last thing I want to think about."Hello?" I say in almost a whisper."Wow. Did you answer?" he laughs."What's up?" I ask, not wanting to deal with him giving me a hard time right now."I need to know what time you want to leave this weekend. Megan has a doctor's appointment on Friday, but that will be done in the morning. She wants to go

Chapter 176

Anna POV "I have missed you!" Megan exclaims, running over to me and hugging me tightly. "I have missed you too. I've missed all of you!" I say, hugging her back. "I'm sorry, Megan." I sigh into the hug. "Hey, it's okay. I mean...it was fucked up. Don't get me wrong, it was fucked up. Really fucked up. But it isn't your fault. I mean, it is...but I know you had no other option. We all know that. It's okay. I forgive you. Just don't hurt him again, please." She says, continuing her hug. "I won't. I promise." I assure her. We pull away and walk up the steps to her house. I feel like I've made this walk so many times. I was scared I would never walk these steps again. I am thankful that Phoebe has dance practice and preschool now. I love having her in the house, but I need some time to myself as well. Those are good escapes for both of us.The grass in their front yard is dead, but that's a given with the winter. A large 'For Sale' sign is stuck in the ground over by the curb. "Any

Chapter 177

Anna POV I am mad.No, I'm not just mad. I am pissed off beyond belief. How the fuck does everyone know about this and I don't? I am with Ethan again. Don't you think I would be an important person to tell? A top priority, if anything. No. I guess not. I am not a priority. "I don't know...a few weeks?" She says in a very cautious voice."A few weeks?!" I exclaim loudly. "Does Kyler know? Does everyone know but me?" I ask, raising my voice. Megan looks hurt by my tone, but I can't help it. I'm so hurt right now. I am devastated."Anna, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You weren't supposed to find out like this. Not from me. Ethan told us he was going to tell you. I think he was just putting it off because...because he finally had you back. He was crushed without you, Anna. He was so hurt by everything. He just...he said he needed to get away. He needed to get away from everything and—""And so he just decides to pack up and move to Seattle the second things start to get hard? Are you fucking ki

Chapter 178

Ethan's POV"Hello?" I ask into the phone. I quickly cut the onions on my cutting board and added them to the pan on the stove. I love the sizzle noise it makes when the oil and onions meet. "Eth? Are you home right now?" Anna asks, seeming out of breath."Uh, yeah. Why, what's up?" I ask. "Do you want to come over for dinner? I have some onions I'm sautéing at the moment. It smells pretty amazing here, if I do say so myself." I laugh lightly."Yeah, I'm like two seconds away." She mumbles. "Well, that was fast." I laugh, "What's up? Why were you over on this side?" "We need to talk." She says curtly."Okay, about what?" I ask. She's acting weird, but who knows why. I am starting to think it's just a girl thing at this point."Just some stuff." She mumbles. "I'm about to pull up." She tells me and then hangs up the phone."Okay then?" I question myself. The onions are still cooking when she walks into the house. She goes to the kitchen immediately and looks at me as I cook."Hey, p

Chapter 179

Ethan POV "Anna, you are the most important person in my life. Please, don't think otherwise. That's why I couldn't tell you. Because I was fucking ashamed of what I had done. Of what I had agreed to. I just...I didn't have anything here. Not after you and I broke up. I didn't have anything here for me. My family is just...you know. You were all I had. Well, all I had was truly mine. So after we broke up I just...I was so hurt, Anna. You have to understand that. I didn't just do this out of spite or whatever. I wanted to leave because I am a fucking coward. I take the easy way out and try to run from my problems instead of just facing them head-on like a real man. I am a fucking coward, Anna. And for that, I am sorry. I am so fucking sorry that I did this to you. Frailey and Megan had so much here. They had a life...they are building a life. A family. I wasn't. So, I wanted to help them and do what I thought was also helping myself out. But this isn't what I want Anna, I promise. Thi

Chapter 180

Anna POV "The city is beautiful, Anna. Phoebe can make plenty of friends there." He tries arguing. The conversation had been over for a while, and we both knew the outcome. He just keeps bringing it up, trying to find ways to convince me to stay. But we know the outcome. We just don't want to say it out loud. When you say it out loud, it becomes real. I don't want this to be real. "Ethan..." I groan. "Fuck, I know. I don't want to do that to her either. I just...I'm so selfish. I shouldn't be, but I am. I want you two to be there with me. Not here. Not without me. I'm selfish for this, I know." He exhaled. "We can't do this," I whispered. "What are you talking about?" he finally asked. "We can't do this, us. We won't work. Maybe you should just—" "No. Don't you dare say it? "This is not over," Ethan snapped, cutting me off. "I want you to see other people, Ethan," I said, tears beginning to form in my eyes again. "No! Fuck no! There is no way in hell that I'm going to do that

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