Is This Destiny? 2

Is This Destiny? 2- Part 52

'I'm so sorry!' Ethan whispered. 'It's fine. Don't worry.' I smiled. He turned to face his Dad and said, 'Dad, Ariana is not going to be hired as a maid.' He slowly placed his arm around me and kissed me on the forehead, 'She's having dinner with us.' His Dad narrowed his eyes at me before snapping, 'Right. Well let's go then.' He marched off to the dining room and we trailed behind him. My heart was beating rapidly, it was actually unreal. When we got there everything had already been prepared- the plates were ready and so were the forks and knives. We all sat down and the maids all walked in with plates of food. One of the maids placed a spoonful of carrots and a slice of turkey on my plate. She poured gravy on it and I simply thanked her but she just rolled her eyes at me. They weren't very nice if I'm being honest. As I was about to put a mouthful of carrots in my mouth Ethan's Dad said, 'So, Ariana.. What do you do for a living?' I nervously looked at Ethan but he just smiled at me. 'I do photography, sir.' 'Oh... So you have your own studio then?' I nodded my head, 'Yeah I do but it's only a small one.' 'How about your Dad, what does he do?' My throat went dry as soon as I heard the word 'Dad'. I gazed at the carrots on my plate. I could feel the tension building in the air. 'Um.. He..-' Ethan interrupted me, 'It's a sensitive topic, Dad. Let's just drop it.' 'No.' I faked a smile, 'It's okay.' I paused, 'He's a business man like you. But at a young age, he left me and my family. But wherever he is, I hope he's happy.' I felt tears forming at the corners of my eyes but I held it back. 'I'm so sorry.' 'It's okay. It was ages ago.' I smiled as I drank some water. 'What about your mum?' He asked. 'She was a nurse.' 'A nurse? Wow.' He smiled, 'But what do you mean by 'was'? Is she a doctor now?' Oh gosh! He's probably thinking I'm from a fortunate family. I hope he will still like me when he finds out about my mum. We are doing so well! 'Um..' I paused, 'She's currently unemployed.' 'So what does she do at home?' My throat went dry again, 'She's not very well at the moment. She's depressed so she drinks.' I swallowed the big lump in my throat before turning to face Ethan's Dad. I could see the surprised look on his face, 'Oh right.' He drank some water and I could tell he didn't like me one bit especially about my family. 'Yeah! BUT Dad! You should meet her, she's so nice!' Ethan placed his arm around me and smiled. I smiled back, 'She's a lovely woman.' 'Ethan, will you tell me something?' His Dad asked, 'Who is Ariana to you?' Ethan looked at me for a moment and smiled, 'My girlfriend. The girl I've always dreamt of.' I smiled back at him and blushed. 'Oh.' His Dad paused, 'Ethan will you go get me some apple juice for a moment?' 'But the maids can d-' 'NO! I want you to get it.' 'Okay.' He mumbled as he quickly got up and walked off. I gazed at sir and I could tell he was going to tell me something very serious...