CHAPTER 39

'You'll regret this, Ethan,' she said to him but he didn't respond. He got up and pulled me out of the room. We went downstairs and into the garage. He took out a set of keys from his pocket and opened the door of a black convertible for me to get in. 'Where are we going?' I asked as I buckled up. 'I can't stand to see her face or be in the house while she's there. Lets go to the park.' We drove for half an hour to a supermarket. We walked from aisle to aisle putting snacks and drinks into a shopping basket. There was a group of women behind us; they were clearly gossiping about us being together. He overheard one of the women saying something terrible about my complexion. He stopped in front of them and pulled me into him and kissed me. The women stood there wide-eyed and in total silence. 'You're crazy,' I said as I playfully pushed against his hard chest. 'Crazy about you,' he teased. We continued our shopping then headed to a park. We laid on a blanket underneath a tree, w