“Stop,”
“No, Ethan,” she argued. “Don't even go there. You can think she is this great person when deep down, she uses people to get what she wants. Luckily I'm a girl or she wouldn't have any friends, she would have used me too,”
I gasped, “Do you really think that way about me, Vanessa? That I use people?”
“Were you planning on even dating my brother? I mean, how long were you planning on screwing him until you told him your trademark 'thank you'?”
I looked down at Ethan who looked truly upset. He had every right to be with her words being thrown at him like a slap in the face. “Maria?” he swallowed hard. He was looking for me to tell him how I felt, that Vanessa was wrong and that this time with me would be different than the last. But, I couldn't. Unfortunately, I could never be good enough for Ethan, ever.
Chapter Six
Ethan
I stared into her tear filled eyes waiting for her to answer. I knew she was feeling something for me, the last two days have made that extremely clear. But, was she ready to confess how she feels about me, or is she ready to rip my heart in two in front of my sister?
“What's going on?” Ben stood next to Vanessa, looking between all of us.
And Ben...
“Well?” Vanessa stood there, staring at Maria waiting for her to say something.
I looked back at Maria who's mouth snapped shut like a mouse trap as though she wanted to say something but was so confused and so nervous that she decided not to.
“Maria,” I grabbed her hands, they were extremely clammy and trembling. I shook them lightly. “Hey,”
“Ethan, I-” she started to cry, shrugging her shoulders. I knew she didn't do relationships, and I knew she was scared shit-less of commitment. But, I was hoping somehow that with me, it were different.
“Vanessa is right,” she sobbed. “I'm so sorry,”
I scooted to the end of the couch, her hands still in mine. “No, no... hey,” I looked into her eyes as she cried. “I know you don't mean that, I know you don't,”
“Would someone please tell me why everyone is acting like someone died?” Ben walked into the living room looking at Vanessa in the hallway then back to me and Maria.
“Because, Maria's about to kill Ethan,” she slapped the pad of paper on her thigh. “My brothers hand was just down her pants,”
“Babe, this isn't our business,” he said to Vanessa who looked even more pissed off.
“Like hell it's not!” she said flippantly. “He is my brother and Maria is using him like she does every other guy,”
“Nessy, obviously you are upset and it's only going to lead to you saying things that you don't mean,” Ben walked over to my sister, placing his hands on her hips. “We need to stay out of it and leave them alone,”
“No, she needs to be honest with Ethan, now,” she removed Ben's hands from her hips leaving him with a heaving sigh as he moved aside. Vanessa was acting like a complete bitch.
“Seriously, Vanessa. You need to back off,” I warned her. It was upsetting seeing the reaction she was getting out of Maria. She didn't deserve to be put on the spot like this, especially with her trying so hard to handle and deal with the feelings she was having for me.
“Fine, but after she decides to finally tell you that you are nothing more than a piece of chewed gum from a greasy parking lot on the bottom of her shoe, she can leave,” Vanessa turned to walk away.
“I think you are taking this way too personally,” Ben grabbed her elbow to stop her.
“Really, Benjamin? The fact that she lied to me and involved my brother in her garbage after I told her not to is a damn good reason for her to go somewhere else,” she smacked the pad of paper and pencil onto Ben's chest. He grabbed it from her as she walked into the bedroom.
“Fuck,” Ben muttered, walking into the living room. “I'm
“No, Ethan,” she argued. “Don't even go there. You can think she is this great person when deep down, she uses people to get what she wants. Luckily I'm a girl or she wouldn't have any friends, she would have used me too,”
I gasped, “Do you really think that way about me, Vanessa? That I use people?”
“Were you planning on even dating my brother? I mean, how long were you planning on screwing him until you told him your trademark 'thank you'?”
I looked down at Ethan who looked truly upset. He had every right to be with her words being thrown at him like a slap in the face. “Maria?” he swallowed hard. He was looking for me to tell him how I felt, that Vanessa was wrong and that this time with me would be different than the last. But, I couldn't. Unfortunately, I could never be good enough for Ethan, ever.
Chapter Six
Ethan
I stared into her tear filled eyes waiting for her to answer. I knew she was feeling something for me, the last two days have made that extremely clear. But, was she ready to confess how she feels about me, or is she ready to rip my heart in two in front of my sister?
“What's going on?” Ben stood next to Vanessa, looking between all of us.
And Ben...
“Well?” Vanessa stood there, staring at Maria waiting for her to say something.
I looked back at Maria who's mouth snapped shut like a mouse trap as though she wanted to say something but was so confused and so nervous that she decided not to.
“Maria,” I grabbed her hands, they were extremely clammy and trembling. I shook them lightly. “Hey,”
“Ethan, I-” she started to cry, shrugging her shoulders. I knew she didn't do relationships, and I knew she was scared shit-less of commitment. But, I was hoping somehow that with me, it were different.
“Vanessa is right,” she sobbed. “I'm so sorry,”
I scooted to the end of the couch, her hands still in mine. “No, no... hey,” I looked into her eyes as she cried. “I know you don't mean that, I know you don't,”
“Would someone please tell me why everyone is acting like someone died?” Ben walked into the living room looking at Vanessa in the hallway then back to me and Maria.
“Because, Maria's about to kill Ethan,” she slapped the pad of paper on her thigh. “My brothers hand was just down her pants,”
“Babe, this isn't our business,” he said to Vanessa who looked even more pissed off.
“Like hell it's not!” she said flippantly. “He is my brother and Maria is using him like she does every other guy,”
“Nessy, obviously you are upset and it's only going to lead to you saying things that you don't mean,” Ben walked over to my sister, placing his hands on her hips. “We need to stay out of it and leave them alone,”
“No, she needs to be honest with Ethan, now,” she removed Ben's hands from her hips leaving him with a heaving sigh as he moved aside. Vanessa was acting like a complete bitch.
“Seriously, Vanessa. You need to back off,” I warned her. It was upsetting seeing the reaction she was getting out of Maria. She didn't deserve to be put on the spot like this, especially with her trying so hard to handle and deal with the feelings she was having for me.
“Fine, but after she decides to finally tell you that you are nothing more than a piece of chewed gum from a greasy parking lot on the bottom of her shoe, she can leave,” Vanessa turned to walk away.
“I think you are taking this way too personally,” Ben grabbed her elbow to stop her.
“Really, Benjamin? The fact that she lied to me and involved my brother in her garbage after I told her not to is a damn good reason for her to go somewhere else,” she smacked the pad of paper and pencil onto Ben's chest. He grabbed it from her as she walked into the bedroom.
“Fuck,” Ben muttered, walking into the living room. “I'm
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