When Luna reached Ethan, she glanced at him and he knew exactly what she meant. He followed her until they reached the door way and from there, he paused in his tracks. He was really scared. Luna noticed it and looked at him before giving him a small smile as if assuring him that everything will be fine.
When Luna went outside, Bella remained standing. She suspected who had person might be, and only the thought of seeing him again made her heart thud in her chest and she could feel butterflies dancing in her stomach. She couldn't keep calm.
When the door opened, she saw Luna enter and she felt her heart pause in anticipation then she held her breath. After five seconds, she saw the other person enter and her heart resumed thudding at a faster rate and when their eyes met, she felt time stand still as he stopped in his tracks.
Bella looked at Ethan, the man she loves standing by the door way. She realized that he had lost a lot of weight just like her but he still looked attractive. She saw the plenty of emotions and questions that passed through his eyes.
Ethan on the other hand couldn't believe that he was seeing her again after so long. She had grown thinner, he realized and on seeing the dark circles under her eyes, he could tell that it wasn't only him having a hard time sleeping at night. But one thing he didn't like, the look in her eyes. She always had a spark in her black eyes but it wasn't there anymore. It had long gone and they now looked distant.
A while later, Bella averted her eyes and looked at Luna before asking," What is he doing here?" Ethan glanced at Luna as if asking her to back him up and she got it. She looked at Bella and said," Uhm...Bella please, give him sometime to explain to you. For our friendship please, listen to him." When Bella remained silent, she took it that she had accepted and she nodded at Ethan before leaving the house and closed the door to give them the privacy they needed. She decided to walk around the condos so as to pass some time.
Back inside, Ethan didn't know how and where to start. There was dead silence and the only noise around was only from the wall clock. A while later, he took a step forward and she took one back maintaining the distance. He did it again and she did the same then he decided to stay where he was.
Bella was trying hard to keep the distance between them because she knew that she couldn't stop herself from pouncing on him if he was within an arm's length.
She couldn't believe it when she saw him slowly go down until he crouched down on his knees. She had never thought that he would ever do something like that for her. She knew he loved her but Ethan was a proud man. She heard him say," Bella, please forgive me. It is all my fault, I was stupid I admit. I don't care if you hit me or call me anything you want. I am even willing to take any punishment you give, or even hand myself in to the authorities if it's what you want but please don't get married. Let's go back together to Sun City and start everything again. If you want the distance then I will give it to you. But come back to me, please." When he finished saying those words, Bella realized that her cheeks were stained with tears. She had never seen him beg like that and she didn't want it. Being proud, doing something like this meant that he was really suffering. She turned around making her back face him because she needed to compose herself and she also didn't like seeing him like that.
When Ethan saw her turning her back at him, he slowly stood up to approach her. He had been patient enough and when he reached her, he wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her so close to him. He then rested his chin on her shoulder and the feeling was heavenly. How he missed this warmth and this scent. He heard her breakdown probably because of the many emotions she was feeling and he soothed her to stop crying. Bella on the other hand felt like she was complete after so long. She was finally inhaling that intoxicating scent she missed so much. They stayed like that for God knows how long and after, Ethan turned her around to make her face him and hugged her so tight as he kept raining kisses on her shoulder and her nape. She hugged him back with the same need. He somewhere thought that he was dreaming. As the two were still in their Dreamland, they had someone clear his throat as if informing them of his presence.