Foster Mom [#Wattys2016] (completed) ✔️

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I cross my legs and fold my arms on the table. "Does this have something to do with why you've been acting weird lately?"

He nods. "I was organising everything for our wedding with the help from your Mom and sister. We don't know how much longer your father will be with us. We're getting married in two weeks."

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In two weeks and I'll be married to the man of my dreams. I can't wait to see what Ethan, Mom and Cristina did for this wedding. I wonder if they used the book I had on my table in my bedroom.

I smile. "I'm looking forward to marrying you, Ethan. I'm a lucky girl."

Ethan takes my hand. "I'm the lucky guy to have you in my life, Laken. I messed up a long time ago when it came to you, but I have a question to ask."

I look away from him. "What do you need to ask?"

He takes a deep breath. "Do you remember a guy you met in your freshman year of University?"

I shake my head.

Why don't I remember?

Ethan pulls out a journal and he places it on the table. "Cristina found this in your bedroom. She went through it and found a picture. She thinks it would be best if you went through it. You never talked about the guy in this."

I open the journal and a picture of Ethan and I fall out of it. We are looking at each other instead of the camera. I look at him. "Is this a joke?"

He shakes his head. "I left you heartbroken and I think I'm the reason you're afraid to date someone else. Did you forget about me?"

I flip to the last page and I read the entry.

Dear Diary,

I have had the best six months of my life with Ethan Miller. He knows how to make me laugh. He's never made me cry, but today he left me heartbroken. He was supposed to meet me at the cafeteria for lunch. He didn't show up.

I wore a beautiful red dress that he liked. He complimented on the dress on a number of occasions. I waited for an hour for him.

After an hour I gave up the table and walked to his dorm. When I got there he wasn't there. Neither was Johnny.

Johnny left the moment I needed him the most. I called his phone a number of times and he never returned my calls.

Tonight, I vow that I will forget everything Ethan Miller. If I ever see him again I will shoot him.

I start laughing.

I did that, but it was an accident.

Ethan looks at me. "What is it?"

Tears begin to fall down my face as I continue to laugh. "Oh, just laughing at something I wrote in the journal. When I'm finished reading you can look at it."

I'm going to put Ethan in a box in my mind and I'm going to shut the lid and chain it. Never to open it again. I hate him, but I love him at the same time.

Goodbye Ethan Miller.

- Laken

I push the journal to him. "This is the last entry I did when I was in University."

Ethan takes it from me. He takes his time going through the page. His face falls and he shakes his head. "I'm sorry I stood you up that. Johnny and I were sent on our first assignment. The FBI recruited us while we were still in school. We had to up and leave without saying anything to anyone. It was hard on me too, Laken." He sighs. "I nearly got Johnny and I killed. He had to kick my arse to get me to concentrate on the mission. He doesn't know who the girl was that I was broken over, but I think he will beat me if he finds out it was you."

Johnny stops next to our table. He looks between Ethan and I. "Are you serious? It was my sister that caused you to stuff up our first mission?"

Where the hell did Johnny come from?

Ethan nods.

Johnny wraps his hand around Ethan's t-shirt and he throws him across the room. He stands over Ethan.

I run over to Johnny and place my hand on his arm. "Please, don't hurt my fiancé, Johnny. It was a long time ago. He deserves another chance." I place Ethan's hand over my heart. "You still own my heart. Can we please leave?"

Ethan rises and pulls me against him. "Let's go."

I turn towards Johnny. "You can pay for our meal brother." I walk over to the table and I pack up the documents and the journal." I hold onto the photo. "Ethan, we need to get new one. What do you think?"

Ethan smiles. "I agree." He whispers. "This time no one will be heartbroken." He holds my hand and we walk out of the restaurant.

I love this man.

At the photo booth we step inside. Ethan puts money into the machine and we look at each other and then the camera flashes. In the next picture Ethan's lips are on mine. The next picture we look at the camera and stick our tongues out. Followed by us smiling.

I sit on Ethan's lap and smile at the camera. I can feel his eyes on me as the camera flashes and the last picture I kiss Ethan's cheek.

Ethan and I step out of the booth. We wait for the pictures to print. When it's finished the booth spits the photos out and Ethan takes it out. He looks at the pictures and a huge grin spreads across his face. "I love these pictures." He shows them to me.

I love them too.

I rip a picture off and give it to him. "You have to carry this one in your wallet. I want everyone to see your sexy fiancé every time you open your wallet."

He laughs. "Your mine and I don't want other people to see a picture of you, but I will keep it a separate compartment for when I'm at work I can look at you."

I wrap my arms around him. "I thought you were working for me?"

"I am, but I think it's better for us to work in two different departments. We don't want to cramp each other's styles. Besides, the FBI wants me to train the new agents in fighting and shooting. I think they have a different idea for you as you know how to do both."

I smile. "I had the best trainer. Too bad he's retired. He would be a great asset to Santiago Corp."

Ethan pulls his phone out and he types out what I'm saying. "I'll give Mason a call tomorrow. I'm sure we can work something out with him. That way we can train two groups and have a competition between both sides."

I stop walking. "How about we have a competition tomorrow. We'll use Mason's gym. Just the two of us? I don't want to have an audience this time."

He laughs. "You're on, beautiful. I'll pick you up at nine and then I'll kick your arse."

"No, you won't." I climb into the car and put my seatbelt on.

Ethan climbs into the driver's seat and he starts the car.

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