CHAPTER 36

'Go ahead and talk.' She was still pointing at the pictures in the book. I stepped out of the kitchen and stood alongside the wall close to Ethan. He looked at me and ran his fingers through his hair, a pale look on his face. He exhaled hardly. 'Go to your room and lock the door,' he whispered to me. Sharon was still worked up over the wedding magazine. I was sort of disappointed that he'd dismissed me from his side. I wanted to stand next to him when he told her about us. I wanted to see the look of humiliation on her face. All those damn mischievous stunts she pulled on me were finally over. No more shouting and calling me names. No more annoying sound of her thin heels on the marble floors. I was restless. I stepped out of the room, quietly, and tiptoed down the path to the main living room. I could hear her voice, still excited about the pictures in the book. Why hasn't he told her anything yet? Why is she still here? And where is he? I peered out further, and almost had a d