"Can you come pick me up now?" I say through the phone.
"Oh, so you're done now are you?"
"Leave me alone, I tried to be quick for you."
"You call two hours quick? I almost thought about going home again, next time you drive yourself."
"Hey, you know why I don't want to drive now, I'm way too big to be driving safely."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming."
"Thank you," I say hanging up the phone just as Ethan pulls up in front of the cafe.
"Well you were quick," I say hoping into the jeep.
"Well I'm not the one who takes hours," Ethan say with a grin.
"Stop it, that was very reasonable for catching up with a friend," I say hitting him on the arm while he drives home.
"But you see Eden all the time, two hours at a cafe is a long time."
"Stop it, there's nothing wrong with that," my voice quivers and my eyes water. I leaned forward, covering my face.
Noticing that his teasing had gone too far, Ethan pulled over, "I'm sorry, I only meant it as a joke, it's fine to hang out with good friends for a long time. I'm really sorry," He says rubbing my back sounding genuinely sorry.
"I'm sorry, I overreacted," I say wiping my face and pulling my hair off of my face. I hadn't been crying for long yet my face was already puffy and red, "I knew you were just teasing me, I don't know why I started crying about it."
"No, it's still my fault, I shouldn't be teasing you like that," Ethan replies concerned.
"It's alright," I wrap my arms around him, assuring him I was fine. I pulled apart, wanting to get off the topic I say, "Look we're almost home, let's just go home, relax and watch cartoons, yeah?"
"Alright," Ethan heads back onto the road and we head home.
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Little Heroes
Roman d'amourBook three in the Hero series Book three of Makailah's POV trilogy It's two years after Makailah and Ethan's wedding and they're ready for the next step in their chapter: Parenthood. Along the journey many surprises, some planned and some not, pop u...
