ETHAN
The plane touched Atlanta at 7pm, Luna was fast asleep, her head rested on my shoulders, I felt the urge to push her off but Zoe got a clue of what was happening, I was left with no option than to let her be. I stared at Luna's face as she slept. She looks so innocent in her sleep, she doesn't look like someone who will cause me trouble, the only problem she has is her inquisitiveness. I kept staring at her until she stirred on her seat, her eyes slowly opened.
"You didn't sleep?" She smiled, making my heart skip a bit.
"I'm not a baby." I simply said.
" Are you indirectly calling me a baby?" She pouted.
" Don't ask me."
"I get it, I'm your baby." She smiled and faced her front.
" Gosh, we're in Atlanta." She said as we got down from the plane. A driver came to take my Dad and Zoe home while Luna and I walked to my car. She walked behind me talking non stop while we walked to the car, I opened the car door.
"Ethan." Zoe called my name, she had been following Luna and I without our notice. Luna's tiny voice filled my ears that I couldn't notice someone was walking behind us.
"What is it?" I asked.
"You're going without me."
"Neither did I come with you."
" It doesn't stop us from going together."
" Of course it does," Luna chipped in. "We don't need a third party, please do us a favor by not interrupting our privacy."
" Your driver is waiting, don't keep my Dad waiting." I said.
She walked away with anger visible on her face, Luna smirked.
"Let's go baby." She teased.
"Get in the car and don't call me that."
" Whatever." She scoffed. We entered the car and zoomed off.
***** In the car *****
"You're staying in my house." I said
"Why?"
"Couples don't live separately."
" But I don't have my clothes with me."
" You'll get new ones."
She frowned.
" Don't look at me that way." I said
"It's a waste of money, just take me home so that I can pack my belongings, I have other important things to pick too."
" You can take what's important with you but leave the clothes, you can throw them or burn them."
" You love wasting resources, I'd rather give them out."
The gate opened as I drove closer. " Suit yourself." I swerved into the gate and halted the car. I got down from the car and walked into the house, she ran after me.
"Your house is beautiful." She complimented. "You didn't even open the door for me to come out of the car, you're so unromantic."
" This is your room, I'll call a maid to find you something to change to." I said, stopping in front of a door.
" Thank you." She said, I turned back and walked to the sitting room. " It's beautiful!" I heard her say.
Few minutes after we arrived, Zoe and my Dad arrived. They walked into the sitting room, Zoe's face lit up immediately she saw me.
"Welcome Dad."
"Thank you."
"Hey Ethan." Zoe smiled.
" You should go home." I said flatly.
" Come on son, don't be rude, you didn't even thank her for coming to celebrate with you." My Dad said.
" I didn't invite her."
"It's late, she can't go home now."
" Few minutes to eight is not too late, she's an adult, she can take care of herself."
" Son, you...."
" It's okay Dad." She interrupted. " I can go."
" No dear, you can stay."
"My wife needs me." I said and left them in the sitting room. I went to my room and laid on my bed, I tossed and turned in bed before sleep finally claimed me.
The next morning, Luna and I began our journey to our house after we had a quick breakfast.
"Ethan?" She called.
"Yes."
"Please don't reveal your identity to my parents."
"Why?"
"It should be another day." She said, I saw the nervousness in her eyes, something was off about her, she seemed unhappy, a part of me wanted to ask her what was wrong but I dismissed the thought of doing so.
"Where is your house?" I asked her.
"We're almost there." She replied.
" Is it far from here?"
" No. Just three houses from here."
I stopped the car. " You should go alone."
"Why?"
"I changed my mind."
"But we agreed to go together."
" This is not the right time to meet them."
" Then we're going back together."
" No, you should go in and see them, tell them you're not ready to get married," I took out my phone from my pocket. " Text me your stepmother's account details." A text came in shortly. " I'll credit her while you're inside."
"Thank you so much." She said tearfully.
" I don't like cry babies."
" Sorry." She smiled lightly.
" I'll wait here."
" Alright, she got down from the car and walked to her house. Few minutes after she left, I put on a black face and got down from the car to observe the surroundings. A strange girl walked up to me with a childish grin.
"Hey handsome." She said, "Looking for someone."
" No."
" Okay, I'm Jasmine."
" I didn't ask."
" I didn't want you to go through the stress of asking."
" Jasmine?" Luna's voice interrupted.
The girl scoffed on hearing Luna's voice.
"What are you doing here?" She said in a harsh tone.
"I should be asking you that. " Luna replied.
" You know her?" I asked Luna.
" Yeah, let's go." Luna tried to go to the other side of the car but the strange girl grabbed Luna's arm.
"Who is he?" She asked Luna.
"That's none of your business." Luna shook her hand off and walked to the other side of the car, we both entered the car and zoomed off.
In the car, I asked Luna about the strange girl.
"She's my step sister."
"Oh."
"How did it go at your house?" I asked.
"My stepmother collected, she collected the money, I know my Dad feels guilty." She shrugged.
" Well, you're free now." I found myself saying, I don't know how she does it but she has a way of making me talk even when I'm not the talking type.
" I hope so."