On looking, Bella saw that it was Liam and she immediately came out of Ethan's embrace which didn't please him. "I passed by your favorite restaurant and decided to buy you these sandwiches. I just came to drop them, I didn't know I would interrupt something this special. I'm really sorry, I will take my leave," he said and put the paper bags on the table then turned to leave. "Liam, wait please," she called and he paused in his tracks before turning to look at them.
He noticed that Ethan was glaring at him with pure distaste. He knew him as Ethan Carter of course and also because Bella had talked about him. Ethan also knew that he was the man who wanted to marry Bella. "It's alright, Zelda. I will see you tomorrow at work," he said calmly and with this, Ethan stepped in front and said," She is called Bella." Liam just looked at him before leaving the house. Just then, Luna entered and said," I'm sorry guys. I wasn't there when he came." "There's nothing to be sorry about. He came at the right time," said Ethan and Bella sent him a glare before saying," It's late. I think you guys should get going."
"I'm sleeping over, we have so many things to catch up on," said Luna. Ethan also used this opportunity to say," I'm staying over too." "I don't have a spare bedroom," said Bella. "I will sleep at the couch. I have no problem," he happily offered and she rolled her eyes before saying," No. You're leaving, period."
He looked at Luna as if asking for her back up and she gestured for him to move outside so that they could talk. When they were out, Luna said," I think you should go to the hotel. I need to get some time with her so that I can get the answers we need."
"But I don't want to leave her," he said. "I understand. She won't go anywhere. Trust me.". Hesitantly, he entered to see her one last time as Luna remained outside. He heard her in the kitchen and went to approach her. He saw her unpacking the sandwiches Liam had brought and felt the certain urge to throw them in the bin but he controlled himself. "I'm leaving. I will come back in the morning," he said. "You shouldn't come back because I'm going to work tomorrow," she said. He remained there standing and she looked at him questioningly. "You want something?" she asked and he nodded before coming closer and when he reached her, he placed a lingering kiss on her forehead and after, he stole a kiss on her lips before going away. She shook her head in disbelief. The nerve of that man.
In the night, Luna came out of the bathroom and found her waiting for him. "I came to ask if you need anything before I go to bed," she said and Luna frowned. She was addressing her so formally. "I'm sleeping in your room, with you," said Luna and she nodded.
When they were in bed, silence prevailed and after a moment, Luna said," Tell me Bella. I want to know everything." After another moment of silence, she asked," What do you want to know?" "First tell me why you're going to get married. Don't you love Ethan?" "It's not a real wedding. I mean yes we are getting married but for only a certain period of time. Liam is.... he's gay but he's family doesn't approve of it. I'm just helping him because first he's an old friend and second he helped me when I came in Wingston," explained Bella. That somehow calmed Luna's heart down. "He's an old friend?" she asked. "Yes, we were friends in high school and after we got separated. I found him on the plane when I was coming to Wingston." She nodded in understanding before asking again," Why does he need to get married?" "His parents gave him an ultimatum to get married or else his step brother would inherit everything. It's something like that. They actually suspect his sexual preferences so they put the wedding thing to verify." "Okay, I now get it but why didn't you tell me anything before leaving? Don't you value our years of friendship? I thought I meant a lot to you," said Luna and Bella kept quiet. After a moment, she heard her sob before she said," I-I didn't know what to do. I was confused, I was terrified. Don't ever think that I don't value our friendship, you mean a lot to me. I felt so ashamed that I was with someone who had hurt you so much." Luna entwined their fingers together and said," I would never blame you for anything. It wasn't your fault. I missed you so much. Let's go back together."
When she kept quiet, she continued," You still love Ethan, don't you? I don't hold anything against him neither does Graham. You two love each other, you should be together."
Taking a deep breath, she said," Coming back, I will think about it but about Ethan, I don't know."