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Wherever you are, I'm going to be
"I thought you said you were done," Aria glares at the number on his phone screen. Her heart drops in her chest.
At the wheel of the car, Ethan runs a hand through his raven hair. "I am," He reaches his hand over the center console to grab the phone from Aria's pale fingers.
"You've got to be kidding me," he says into the phone, not waiting for the person on the other line to speak. His bronze knuckles clench tightly around the phone, causing a vein in his hand to bludge under his skin.
Aria's cool brown eyes study Ethan's face as he listens with his mouth set in a grimace.
Ethan rolls his onyx eyes and shakes his head. "That's not happening. My girl's with me, you can't just expect me to-" He's cut by the person on the other line. "No! Dang it, Reggie, I'm done."
Ethan falls silent and his dark eyes glance over at the blonde-haired woman in his passenger seat. "What time?" He asks, his eyes shift back on the road.
The car comes to a slow stop at a red light and Ethan slams his phone down into a cup holder. "I'm sorry, Aria." His voice comes out barely above a whisper.
"You had no choice," she sighs, knowing that they threatened him with her life, again. "They do this every time."
She runs a hand down her face before shifting in her seat to face Ethan. Her light eyes meet his dark ones. "After this, you have to be done. If they're just going to keep doing this to you, then you have to get out of Chicago. Go to California, to your brother."
A car honks, causing Ethan to turn away from her and move the car forward. He doesn't respond, instead, he frowns and keeps his concentration on the road.
"I'll only go if you go with me," he finally says.
Aria's blonde eyebrows rise on her forehead. "What?"
Ethan's jaw ticks at the side and his hands tighten on the steering wheel. "I know you have a life here, and it's selfish of me to ask. But you're my ride or die. You are my life." He glances at her.
Aria's mouth is parted slightly and her honey iris' swim with different emotions.
"It sounds cheesy as hell, but wherever you are, I'm going to be." He takes his eyes off Aria when she doesn't answer.
A thousand thoughts are currently going through Aria's mind, and she's trying her best to sift through them all. She stares at the side of Ethan's face, knowing she would do anything for him, but wondering if this is too much.
Aria doesn't get a chance to answer before they pull into a parking lot. Ethan throws the hood of his sweatshirt up and puts the car into park. He quickly jumps out of the car.
