Phoenix Condo..
2 hours later,
Outside condo no 706,
Edith was standing outside Ethan's penthouse with a lot of food in a big tray, she was in her night dress and hair were wet indicating she has just taken a shower, Edith took a deep breath and said to herself," Edith you can do it, it's just a marriage no big deal everyone will be happy, and you will become a mother of 3 kids, Ugh good why is this so difficult, I just wish Mr. Smith had accepted my offer,". After saying that she ring the bell.
* Tring* Tring*
After a few minutes Ethan opened the door and saw Edith standing outside with a huge tray and smiling face.
Edith looked at him and said in a cheerful voice," Dinner is ready,".
Ethan stared at her smiling face and a slight smile formed on his lips as he said," Come in, Kids are waiting inside,".
Edith nodded and entered the apartment, she walked towards the dining table and put the tray on the table and turned around only to see two cute buns sitting on the sofa in their night dress and watching Doremon.
Edith walked towards them and sat beside Louis and said," Let's have dinner first then we will watch this together,".
Louis and Maria turned towards her and said with a smile," Okkk,".
Ethan's face twitched when he saw this, he was trying to say the same thing for 15 mins and his kids were not even listening, their whole focus was on cartoons and now look.
Maria and Louis stood up from the sofa with Edith and walked towards the dining table but Ethan stopped them and said," Go wash your hands first,".
Both the kids nodded and walked towards the washroom as they left Ethan looked at Edith who was also looking at him he took a deep breath and said," After dinner we will talk I have decided,".
Edith stared at his face and said," Ok," now she was very nervous that if Ethan rejected her offer then she would have to find someone else or some other solution.
Maria and Louis come back from the washroom and then everyone settles on their chairs, Edith has actually made a lot of food for them. There was a mixture of veg and non-veg and desert, roasted chicken with some Spanish side gravy, some exotic french rice, some beef sticks, chunky white bean soup and some green barley salad, and for dessert she made some chocolate truffles for everyone.
Ethan, Maria and Louis were staring at the feast with an unreadable expression, then they looked at each other and then Edith who was looking at them.
Edith frowned at their reaction and said," What happened? Is something wrong?,".
All three of them shook their head immediately and then Ethan asked," You made all of this?," after seeing her nod he again said," Why did you make so much? How are we going to finish all this?,".
Edith let out an embarrassed chuckle and said," Actually I was confused on what to make so I decided to make a combo of vegan and non-veg then I thought kids will like some dessert after dinner so I also made truffles, don't worry eat as much as you can and if their are any leftover I will send them to someone who live on streets,".
Ethan smiled at her words and said," Ok," after that he put food on Maria and Louis plate then on his and then Edith did the same, he tasted rice with gravy and chicken and his eyes sparkled with delight as he finish his bite he said," It's very tasty, Do you cook often?,".
Edith smiled proudly at his words and said,'' Yes, in states I used to cook for all of us, these truffles are Mike's favorite, Flex and Cassie love this combo of veg and non-veg, Flex taught me how to cook this Chunky white bean soup, he is also a great cook, ".
Ethan's smile faded at her words as he said," Oh, you both seem close,".
Edith didn't notice his expression as she said," We are, he is my best friend,".
Ethan nodded and said," Nice,".
After that he didn't say anything. After finishing their dinner they had their dessert and then Maria and Louis went to brush their teeth.
Ethan bought 2 glasses of wine for him and Edith and walked towards the open balcony which was attached to the living room, Edith was standing there looking at the sky, Maria and Louis were back to watching their cartoon.
" Here," Ethan said from behind Edith, she turned around and took the glass from his hand and then they both stood side by side staring at the sky.
After 2 minutes of silence, Edith looked at the side profile of Ethan and asked," So?,".
Ethan turned towards her staring right into her hazel brown eyes and said," What will you do if I reject your proposal?,".
Edith frowned at his words and then thought for a while then said," I don't know, probably gonna marry someone else,".
Ethan eyebrows wrinkled at her answer and he again asked," Who? Your best friend?,".
Edith's eyes widened and she immediately said," Flex? No way? I can't marry my late best friend's husband,".
Ethan nodded and then said," Oh you said you wanna marry me because you wanna adopt a baby girl, but what if I can't give her a father's love that she deserves. What if I differentiate between her and my kids then what will you do?,".
Edith stared at his face then a deadly glint passed her eyes as she said in a low tone," I'll kill you,".
Ethan was amused to hear this and the look in Edith's face was very scary. He can sense that she was not joking. He coughed and said," Ok I get it,".
Edith got back to normal and said anxiously," Are you really gonna reject my proposal? Mr. Smith just think about..,".
" No, " Before Edith could complete her words Ethan interrupted her.
Edith looked at him in confusion and said," Huh? No?,".
Ethan stared at her eyes and said calmly," Dr. Wood I'm not rejecting your offer, let's get married, I would love to have one more daughter, and I promise that I love her the way I love Maria and Louis,".