[BOOK 1] More Than This

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[Kinzy's POV]

The wind from the end part of the ocean blowing unto us and it is refreshing as we heard the clasping of waves and the sand at the seashore. The morning dew already moistens our noses that make us crinkle. The sea is really inviting. I turn my gaze to my right side. All my friends are lining up with their faces slightly step forward, eyes close and a smile curls up into their faces. I look into my left side and a sweet smile plastered into my lips when I saw him. His hair was messy like in the morning when he wakes up. His face color is slightly shade of pink which makes him more adorable.

I reach out my hand to him and gently squeeze his hand, letting him know that I am here beside him. He swung his eyes open and then gives me his beautiful smile that he only gives to me. I can feel my heart jumps in joy like a kid in Christmas when his parents handed him his present. Ethan, he was the precious gift I have ever had and I'll never let him go.

It's been 6 months since we are officially together and until now I'm not used to his smile that sends me into over drive every time he turns to me. It makes my heart sing and jump and swung happily. That I know, I love him from the day I decided to be with him and make him mine.

The days pass really fast. I can't believe that weeks ago we have a little misunderstanding and we almost break up, then comes introducing him to my friends and they were happy to finally heard me talk about us, then meeting my parents that makes a little off shore. Dad even told us that he was disappointed to me, it's more of Ethan and not me but since we meet them together and so he point unto us. He isn't happy too and even questions me if I am serious about our relationship, that we are just experimenting things, which sooner or later we will realize that it is wrong, that we are not meant to be together.He even let me choose whether Ethan or the life they gave to me. He even cut all my allowances and froze my bank accounts and literally I'm nothing, of course my friends come to rescue me and soon enough, Dad gave up and return everything to me. But we are strong enough to be shaken with those threats. My love alone for him is enough to build a wall, stronger than the Great Wall of China to defend both of us and fight for what we have. We keep on convincing my parents or rather my Dad that Ethan is great man and he didn't take me for granted because of my richness and that we love each other. Well, you already know what happened. Dad gave up and accepted us, accepted our relationship. Maybe I did convince him and he started to treat Ethan in a good way and even invited him to a family dinner and it makes me happy. He accepted us as time goes by and often tagged Ethan as their son-in-law. As of my Mom, she actually like Ethan and even commented that we are both hot and that she cant believe that I'm into men. She even say that he is now fangirling over me and Ethan. Literally, that's my mom.

The past two months are stressful to both of us. Ethan's mom come to him and asks for his money. He gives her almost everything leaving him empty handed for the past weeks and I rescued him. At first he didn't want me to know about his mom harassing him but eventually, he told me everything. We thought she won't come back anymore but then we are wrong, she harassed Ethan in his work and even in our school, asking for money and hurt Ethan really hard, she stabbed him and leaves Ethan half dead before we rescued him. The next time she returned, we already make a plan. We decided to report her in the police and when she comes back, they took her and send her straight to the precinct. They told us that she won't bother any of us anymore and that makes Ethan happy. My mom also helped Ethan to file charges against her. Ethan won the case so easy and that put his mom in jail for a period of time. Well, he still visited her at the prison but just to make sure she is still there.

A smile painted on my lips when I remember the day I confessed to him, that's few weeks ago, what I really feel towards him.

"Ethan," I called him while we are eating our dinner in a fancy restaurant that I pick up for our first dinner out together. We even argue first when he saw that the restaurant was an expensive looking one but I convince him harder, as in harder with the puppy eyes and trying-so-hard-pout thus he gave in.