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Chapter 5

Life kind of went back to normal. Except for me actively trying to avoid Ethan at all costs.
A week had passed, but I still hadn't come to terms with my reaction to his kiss. I was probably over reacting but the damage was done. It's not as if I could just go up to him and say, oh I'm sorry about my reaction to the kiss. You're actually super hot and all I think about is making out with you. Yeah, no.

Then on Saturday, fate kicked me in the shins. I had gone into Dylan's Ice Cream for a cone of my all-time favourite, Rolo, when a deep, masculine voice called my name. His deep, masculine voice.
"Andy?"
I whipped around and sure enough, standing in the doorway was Ethan.
The lady at the counter tapped my shoulder an handed me my ice cream. I slapped the money on the counter not even bothering to wait for change.
I replied with a stale, "Hi" as I passed him and walked out the door. The stupid bell mocking me as I left.
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I sat on a bench by the pier eating my ice cream and muttering to myself. I knew I was being ridiculous. But I was known for overreacting at every little thing so it shouldn't have been surprised.

I got that prickly feeling down my spine as if someone was watching me. Sure enough I turned around and Ethan was standing about 50 feet away with a terribly adorable puppy-dog expression portraying pure genuineness. I knew I'd have to get this over with sometime. So I hung my head and gestured for him to come over. He shoved his hands in his perfectly worn jeans, which. might I say, looked absolutly delicious on him, and walked over. He sat down on the bench as close to the edge as he could.

"So...I'm sorrry. If I did something to offend you, or..or hurt you. I didn't want to scare you or make you hate me. What I said is true. I couldn't  help myself. I don't know what it is about you...", Ethan ran out of words looking away across the lake.

"You should know something, Ethan." I started. Not believeing myself that I was actually admitting this to him. "You've heard of that phrase 'Once burned, twice shy'. Well, that's the reason I'm so cold. My last relationship didn't start or end well."

"I didn't know.."

"No, of course not, how could you? It's not exactly a story I go around sharing with everbody. The world doesn't need to know my last relationship was 7 years ago." Oops, I did not mean to let that slip. And by the look on Ethan's face, I don't think he was prepared to hear it either.