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The look in her eyes, it was almost as if she was staring at the worst human being that ever existed. I have never wanted to die and disappear so badly at that moment.
Chapter nine
And so we Meet Again
Ethan
"Sweetie, what's wrong?" Henry asked as he held her shoulder.
She didn't break eye contact with me or stopped glaring at me. Her eyes were laser focused on me, and if she could actually shoot lasers, I would have lost both my eyes. It was oddly funny that I felt intimidated by a woman who was shorter than me.
It felt cute and frightening at the same time.
"Nothing's wrong, why is he here?" she asked, finally freeing me from her gaze. As her eyes met her father's they automatically became softer.
"I just thought we'd need his help," Henry explained.
"And I keep telling you that I'd figure it out," she said and rubbed her eyes in frustration. "Besides, I would rather go take a loan than rely onthis one."
This one?
I recalled what Ian said when he said she hated me. I was thinking he might have been saying that to get under my skin but turned out he was actually right.
"Stacy, I…" I attempted to speak, but she took a step back and turned to leave.
"I'll be outside, I need the air," she said as she left.
"Okay, take it easy," Henry said as she walked away. He turned to face me. "What happened between you two?"
"I don't even know at this point," I said.
I actually know; I just don't know if it was okay to tell him.
"So what do you think?" he asked as he looked around.
"It's not a bad place. I'll think of something," I said, "but she has to be in agreement."
"That might be difficult," he said with a sigh. "I understand why she might be against it. She doesn't understand that there are some things you can't do alone."
"I'll go talk to her," I said and walked past him.
"Tread lightly. She has her mother's rage," he warned.
"I know," I said. I touched the cheek that she had slapped.
I found her not far from the hospital, staring off into nowhere. Actually, she was looking at her hand. I remembered what that hand had done to my face.
"Hey," I called out.
She let out an exasperated sigh and put her hand in her coat pockets.
"I didn't know you'd be here," I said. "It didn't even ring a bell when Henry said his daughter worked for me."
"Henry Roberts…Stacy Roberts. His daughter worked at your hospital…you still couldn't figure it out?" she asked in an amused tone. "That's the scatterbrained Ethan for you, I guess."
"And here I was thinking I've changed," I chuckled softly.
She didn't say anything in response and didn't even turn to look at me. I took a deep breath and exhaled, then walked up to her side. She gave me a side eye; it warned that I was too close for my own good. I immediately took a step away from her. She looked away after realizing my distance wasn't a threat. It was silent. I still didn't know what to say.
