Guarded Heart

Chapter 15

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A couple months passed and Ethan is in his office with the investors and other business people talking about the starting of the building of the hospital.

"Sir?" One of them speak up after a bit after he hears the news.

"So, you want me, me to go to Iraq and over see this build?" He asked.

"Yes, it's your idea and you are better than anyone to over see it. You have an eye for this better than anyone involved. You know how you see it, this is your vision so we think it would be a good idea for you to go." Ethan thinks of all the good possibilities of him going over, Ryan mainly.

"I'll do it. When do I leave?"

"Tomorrow at 6 am. This is wonderful sir, I will preparefor your leave." The lawyer said. Everyone stands and shakes hands and they leave. A few minutes Alex walks in.

"Sir, you're going?"

"Yea, I am. Wow I'm actually going and I get to see Ryan finally. I can't wait." Ethan said with a huge smile on his face, looking at the box in front of him on his desk.

"Are you going to ask him to marry you?!" Alex asked excitedly.

"Planning on it. I love him, I don't want to spend another day without him next to me."

"Aw that is awesome! I'm happy for you, you my friend deserves this more than anyone. If he doesn't say yes I'm gonna beat his ass." Alex said smiling but Ethan knew he was serious.

"Thank you. I gotta go handle things at the bar, thank goodness Julie has a good head on her shoulders, I'm glad I hired a manager since my work here has been busy lately. I'll see you later Alex." Ethan gets up, puts the ring in his pocket and walks out of his office and goes to the lobby and walks out and goes across the street to his bar.

He walks in and sees Julie taking an order so he goes behind the bar and waits for her to finish. Julie was a pretty woman, long black curly hair and bright blue eyes and a good figure. She walks over to Ethan.

"Hiya boss. How is your day going?"

"Great, I need to talk to you. It's nothing bad, I just have to go out of the country for a while and well I don't want to close the bar, would you take care of it for me while I'm gone?"

"Yes of course. You can trust me to take care of your baby." She said with a smile. "Thank you. You can hire someone to help so it's not all on you as well and the trip, it just came up and I leave in the morning."

"It's no problem, I know you have been busy with your business so it's ok. I got you boss."

"Thank you. I need to go home and wash my laundry and pack. If you need me you can always call me, I will have international calling put on the phone service here and on my cell so call anytime for any reason."

"Ok I will. Good luck on your trip." They hugged and he walked out. He went to his truck and went home. He washes his clothes and showers, makes dinner eats and does some work before he goes to sleep.

He hears his alarm going off at four thirty and smiles when he gets out of bed. "I will see you soon my love. I can't wait." He said as he got dressed and put his stuff in the back of his truck bed and went to the base.

He pulls up and a couple Marine's helps him with his stuff and load it onto the plane.

"Thanks guys. Would one of you mind driving my truck to storage for me? Here is the address and the key to the door. And maybe once a week go and start it? It's my dream truck so I would like it to still run when I get back."