“Shall we?”
Ethan said as he pulled out his hand for me to take.
I looked at the flowers he bought me and my heart rejoiced a bit. I handed it to Ma Jane who received it and wished us a wonderful dinner date.
“Take care, my Child” she said
“Have fun, Avery. I mean real fun” grandma peller blurted out mischievously and my face flushed knowing what she meant.
Ethan and Josh’s eyes met and they greeted each other with a firm masculine handshake.
I walked beside Ethan, feeling the warmth radiating from him.
We arrived at a very fancy restaurant, with low lights catching the glow of candles that flickered with deliberate warmth.
Ethan led me to our table, and his gaze lingered on mine with that easy steadiness I had grown to admire.
We sat opposite each other as we settled into our din
