Unexpected Happenings (An Ethoslab Fanfic)

Chapter -THREE-

Slowly but surely Morgan made her way to the hotel room. She flopped down on the bed and let out a large sigh. I can not believe I met Etho. THE Etho! And he was totally handsome and nice and ugh! Beef and Pause too! I feel like I'm dreaming! Morgan thought as she flailed about having a true fangirl moment. After calming down she needed to inform Jess of her new plans. Assuming it would be rude to call her while she's at an art galley, Morgan texted her.

Morgan: Hey, so I don't know when you are going to see this...but I ran into some YouTubers I watch and they are doing a meet-up at xyz park at noon. So, I'm going to that ok?

She called room service and asked for a proper ice pack. Luckly she had a hour and a half to rest her back. A half an hour later her phone lit up.

Jess: Wow! Talk about lucky! Go and have fun! I'll be going to a different art gallery that's super close by. So should we meet at the hotel at 2 instead?

Morgan: Sound good to me! Be safe!

Jess: Will do, you too!

Morgan let out another sigh. She checked the amount of time it would take her to get the the park and set an alarm, giving her ample time to get ready. Then closed her eyes with the ice pack on.

*ding ding ding do doo*

Morgan's phone made a small tune as her alarm went off. She reached for her phone and turned it off. She got ready and headed out in the right direction. As she was walking, her stomach grumbled loudly. Realizing it had been hours since she last ate, she looked for a place to stop and eat on her way to the meet-up location. She passed by a small Mexican resturant, and decided to grab some tacos.

Morgan finished her meal and made her way to the park. After wandering around a little bit, she found the fountain and saw both Beef and Pause standing in front of it. There were three other people there for the meet-up already.

"Hey guys" Morgan said when she got a few feet away.

"Hey! There she is! How's your back feeling?" Pause asked.

"It's doing alot better, I actually ended up taking a small nap at the hotel, so I feel fit as a fiddle!"

Morgan looked around ever so slightly.

"He's not going to be here. He supports from the side lines." Beef said with a wink as he pointed over to a bench a few meters away. Morgan looked and saw Etho sitting on a bench. He made a a glum face as both Beef and Morgan looked his way. Morgan gave a small wave with a smile then turned away.

"He doesn't look to happy to see me." Morgan said glumly.

"Nah, he just doesn't like the attention. I wouldn't worry about him." Beef replied.

"Ah gotcha"

Soon there were about 25 people at the meet-up and lots of lively conversations between everyone. Morgan was having a fantastic time and began to make friends quickly. Every now and then she would glance over to the bench Etho was on. He had a book in his hand but never looked at it. He was always watching and listening in on the group. Sometimes she would catch him smiling or laughing at something that happened in the group. Most of the time she would make direct eye contact with him. She would either give him a quick smile or avert her gaze back to the group. An hour and a half passed very quickly for Morgan and soon she had to go back to the hotel. She slowly made her way around, saying goodbye to her new friends. She even got a few people's contact information.

"Hey guys, I gotta head out now. It was super awesome to meet you guys!" Morgan said as she hugged both Beef and Pause.

"It was great to meet you too Morgan! Are you going to go say good bye to the grumpy man in the corner?" Beef asked.

"Haha yes I will. Thanks again guys! Bye!!" Morgan said as she started to walk towards the benched Etho.

The moment that Morgan turned towards Etho, both Beef and Pause looked directly at Etho and gave him huge, animated thumbs up and put their hands up in the air. Etho tried to hide his annoyance on his face. Morgan walked over and took a seat next to Etho.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"So is this what you always do? Just sit and watch?"

"Well, if I do show up at all, yes. Usually, I don't even bother. How's your back?"

"It's perfectly fine. I took a nap earlier and that seemed to really help."

"Good. I'm glad. You seemed like you were really enjoying yourself over there."

"Yea, alot of those people were very nice. I even got some people's contact info. I can't believe that all this happened because I bumped into you. Best thing that's happened to me in a long time." Morgan said happily.

"Really? It gave me alot of anxiety. You knew I was here and you could have told them at any moment."

"I would never do that. You don't want that." Morgan said sternly.

"You're right. I don't want that."

Morgan sighed.

"Well you really don't have to worry about that with me; but I understand why you feel that way. I know we just met, but I hope you could trust me enough to know that I won't do anything. I have no intention of making your life harder."

Morgan let out another sigh.

"I know your not happy about it, but I'm very glad I met you."

"I never said that."

Morgan looked at Etho. He had a very serious look on his face. A small smile formed on Morgan's face.

"Well I gotta get out of here. My friends probably waiting for me. Thanks for everything, have a good one." Morgan stood up, and gave Etho one final smile before turning and walking away.

Etho's leg started to bounce as he sat back. He tapped is fist on his thigh for a moment.

"Wait." He got up and lightly jogged to make up the space that was created between them. She stopped and turned around.

"Please, wait. I...uh..." He trailed off as he caught up to her.

"Yes? What's wrong?" She asked confused.

"Nothings wrong. I just...uh..didn't think this through."

Morgan stood still, eyebrows raised, waiting. Etho took a large inhale.

"Do you think I could get your number? Or email..or something.."

Morgan was shocked. This was the last thing she was expecting.

"What? Um, oh yes!" She stuttered.

She gave him both her number and email.

"I'll..uh..be home in probably two days. So I'll be able to contact you then, alright?" Etho said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Sounds good, I'll probably be home on Friday or Saturday." Morgan said as she could not stop smiling.

"Thanks. I'll let you get on your way."

"Oh yea! Um thanks. Bye now!" She said tucking some hair behind her ear, walking backwards.

"Bye." He said with a little wave of his hand.

She waved and turned around to walk away. She put her hands behind her back and looked up to the sky. She also had a huge smile on her face and a slight blush on her cheeks.

Etho just stood there. Watching her walk away. A slight smile on his face. He then turned around and reclaimed his spot on the bench. He returned his gaze to the meet-up group only to find both Beef and Pause staring at him with obnoxiously happy faces. Etho's smile quickly faded to one of disgust. He shook his head, grabbed his book and started to read.