Smirking, Eric removes his hand from Mina's and gently pushes her behind him as he takes the last three flights of stairs, standing right in front of the knife. "And you will stab me if I don't?" He asks her, keeping his eyes steadily on hers, watching if she is going to take any rash actions.
"'Well… No. I'm not going to stab you." Susan responds nervously.
Eric snickers, turns around and motions Mina to come down. There, he takes her hand again, fisting it into his own palms. "If you let us leave now, I'll consider not reporting this to the police or my mum." Speaking of his mum, he exchanges a glance with Greta who has been quiet all along.
Using his hands, he parts the women's shoulders and walks right past then, with Mina.
Susan whips around in a flash, with the knife upheld in her hand.
Mina freezes, seeing it coming.
Eric pulls her immediately, but it catches him in the hand. He winces inaudibly but he makes Mina his priority bringing her out of the way of the knife.
Susan gasps as the knife falls from her hand and clatters to the ground, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Oh my God." Mina screams when she sees the blood drip to the ground. She immediately grabs his hurt hand in hers and ties her cloth around it, trying to keep pressure on it to stop bleeding.
"Wow. This is the first time I am coming to your home and you have managed to cut me with a knife on the first visit." Eric says loudly, his eyes stiff.
Larry jumps forward to defend his daughter. "She told you to leave. That bitch jumped into the way of the knife deliberately, do not blame my innocent Susan."
Eric snickers, then chuckles and then bursts into a full blown laughter. "Sir, you are shameless."
Larry flinches as though he has been hit. "How dare…"
"HOW DARE YOU CALL MY WIFE A BITCH?!" Eric yells, really loudly, making Mina flinch too. "If that bitch over there is your innocent Susan, then the woman over here is my wife. MINA WALTERS. And I will not have any fucking commoner call my woman names. Understood?"
Everyone is petrified, unable to move.
"UNDERSTOOD?!"
"Yes!" Larry answers before realizing.
Just then, the front door opens and a man comes inside, panting with his thick brown hair scattered on his head, sweat beading in his brows.
Everyone turns to look at the visitor, and he in turn, stares back at all of them.
From Susan, to Greta then to Larry, on to Eric and finally comes to a rest on Mina, which makes him smile.
She stares at him, trying to remember where she has seen that face.
"My wife." He whispers. "My wife!"
Mina realizes who he is as he takes the first few steps towards her. Unconsciously, she steps back into Eric's chest.
Ethan pauses, noticing the man standing behind her, staring at him. "Big brother. Why are you here?"
"She…" Eric raises her hand, entwined with his bloody hand. "…is my wife. Make no mistake."
Now everyone except the two brothers are confused as to what is going on.
Ethan sees the blood and his friendly demeanor disappears as he closes the space between them. He places his hand on their entwined ones.
Mina gasps softly.
Ethan stares at Eric, who does the same.
Mina stands between them, unsure of what to do, and what is going on.
Eric suddenly gasps Ethan's hands and whisks it away. "Don't touch her."
Ethan takes two steps backwards, his eyes not leaving Eric's. "Who made her your wife? I missed my wedding does not give you the right."
Eric smirks. "If it's proof you need, I'll show you more than enough." He raises their hands where they are wearing the same rings. Eric tuts. "That would have been enough outside but I am more of a practical person." With one movement, he wraps his other hand around Mina's waist and with another swift swing, he pulls her into his body.
Her eyes widen in surprise as he hair flies behind her.
Eric tilts her body down and follows her with his own body, locking his lips with hers in a fierce kiss.