Ethan finally reaches his house and drops me. I look at the ground, not able to look up and face Ethan after what just happened. Out of nowhere, I hear a voice coming from the kitchen area, and it does not belong to Ethan. I did not know he does not live alone, Alhamdulillah I was not here alone with him all night.
"Ethan dear were you able to catch her before she left," The lady's voice says. She comes out of the kitchen. She walks towards the front door, where Ethan and I are standing.
"Yes, I did. Are you happy now" Ethan says in a bored tone
"You better don't use that tone with me, boy," The woman says, scolding Ethan. She is a beautiful lady with blond hair that have a few strings of grey. I am guessing she should be around the ages of late forties to fifty. She has green eyes and a light skin tone with a few wrinkles on her face.
Ethan does not say anything but walks away, leaving me standing with this woman, who I am yet to find out who she is.
"Oh my dear, I apologize for Ethan's behaviour earlier. He should not have kicked you out like that. I am very sorry for what he did" The woman says
"No, there is no need to apologize on his behalf. It's alright," I say to the nice lady. I wonder who she is to Ethan for her to be apologizing in his place. She must be close to him because I think she is the reason why he brought me back to his house.
"I still say sorry on his behalf."
"It's fine."
"Alright then since that's settled. Why don't you join us for breakfast before you leave and properly this time. By the way, I am grace" She says with a soft smile
"I am Adina, and there won't be any need for that. I will just go home and eat breakfast."
"No, I insist you eat before you leave. It won't be proper if I let you go like that"
"There won't be any need for that; my house is not far from here."
"No, you have to. I can't have you leaving here with an empty stomach. Please I insist" Grace says, sounding much like a very concerned mother, and knowing mothers. I know she won't let me go without eating breakfast.
"Fine, I will have breakfast before I leave," I say agreeing to her offer, knowing that there is no way out about having breakfast here.
"That's wonderful; you could freshen up in the room you slept in. There is a spare toothbrush in the bathroom that you can use. When you are done, Ethan and I will be waiting for you in the kitchen."
"Alright, thank you," I say and make my way back to the room.
I brush my teeth with the spare toothbrush and also perform ablution to observe my morning prayers. I realize that I did not hear my Adhan this morning, and I wonder why. I pick up my phone and see it's dead. That's why I didn't hear it this morning. I am sure if my phone was not down, I would have woken up earlier to pray, and also find out where I was sooner. I am sure Khloe is worried sick about me; I would have to call her soon to let her know I am safe. I plug my phone to charge and walk to my praying mat to observe my prayers. I always carry a spare praying mat with me anywhere I go.
I finish praying and walk back outside to have this beautiful breakfast Grace has made me stay for. I know Ethan is not going to like the fact that she invited me for breakfast, but I am not the one who invited me either. I walk to the kitchen and see Grace over the stove, making some French toast.
"Hi," I say and take a seat on one of the kitchen stools
"I hope you like French toast," Grace says, placing a plate of French toast with syrup and raspberries.
"I do, thank you so much," I say, smiling at the yummy breakfast in front of me.
"You are welcome, and tell me, dear, where are you from? You might be dark-skinned, but you don't have a black American accent," Grace says, probably trying to make some talk with me, which I don't mind because she seems very friendly. I am about to answer her when Ethan beats me to it
"That's because she is a beast and beast are from bushes," Ethan says, walking into the kitchen all freshen up. His hair is damp which could only mean, he just stepped out of the shower. He also changed his outfit into a pair of black faded jeans, a black t-shirt, a leather jacket and a couple of black ankle boots. He is practically wearing everything black, which actually matches his personality.
"Ethan! Don't say such things to someone" Grace says horrified by his words, which don't faze me because he says it all the time.
"Ethan I wonder if your name has turned to Adina," I say rolling my eyes at his answer to the question
"No, it hasn't," Ethan says with disgust
"Then why are you answering questions directed to me?"
"Like I said last time, I don't like it when people fill your head with beautiful lies."
"Which is none of your business, and she did not say anything beautiful about my accent. What is wrong with you?" I say really getting frustrated with Ethan's behaviour towards me.
"Nothing is wrong with me, and you will always be my business," Ethan says, coming dangerously close to my face.
"Please get out of my face," I say hissing and turn my eyes away from Ethan's eyes because I don't want to stare. It's Haram to stare into guys eyes. Ethan is about to speak, but Grace cuts him short
"I think that's enough the both of you, Ethan," Grace says, and Ethan slowly takes his face away from mine. I can still feel his gaze on me, and I can tell without even looking that he is throwing daggers at me with his eyes.
"Ethan," Grace says again before Ethan finally removes his eyes away from me. I release a breath; I did not know I was holding. Ya Allah, he scares me sometimes. He walks out of the house which I am grateful for.
"I am so sorry you had to witness that," I say apologizing for fighting in front of her
"You don't have to apologize my dear. I can understand that you and Ethan don't have the best relationship, but I believe with time, things would change," Grace says with a sad smile. I chuckle at her statement because we all know that's impossible
"Don't laugh my dear, trust me things would change" Grace says with a lot of hope in her voice
"And why would you think that," I say curious to know why she has so much faith in our relationship changing
"Because my dear, Ethan was not always like this; there is a reason why he is like this. He is a good boy, trust me," Grace says with a lot of adoration for Ethan.
"I hardly doubt," I say not believing there can be any good in Ethan
"You would be surprised, my dear."
"Alright but I have to ask, what is your relationship with Ethan that you have so much faith in him," I say curious to how she knows him so well because I doubt she is his mom. She would have said so when I first met her.
"I have known Ethan since the day he was born."
"You are his mother."
"No, I was his nanny, and now I am his housekeeper."
"Oh," I say, totally understanding why she would know him really well.
"Yes, and my dear, could you promise me something?"
"I can't say yes until I know what it is."
"Please promise me you will try and fix your relationship with Ethan."
"Why should I," I say even though I know that is the Islamic thing to do, which I tried, but I want to know her reason.
"Because I believe if you fix your relationship with him, then you can make Ethan be the boy he used to be," Grace says with a lot of hope in her voice. I won't like to disappoint by saying no, but I also don't want to disappoint her when I say yes and fail. I know I tried once and failed. Maybe trying again won't hurt, but I know this time if I try, I can't give up even after three times.
"I promise," I say hoping I have not made the wrong decision
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The American (BWWM)
Romance"What?" Ethan says in his all too familiar deep, rude voice. Ethan has pitch-black hair, is 6 feet tall, with a solid build. His deep grey eyes are glaring at me right now. His jawline is so sharp I'm sure it can cut through anything. "You hit me, s...
