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with her dad. She hung up feeling depressed and lonely.
Liz wandered over to the kitchen and made toast and coffee. She sat at her small kitchen table, looking out the window and wondering what to do. Who could want to scare and hurt her? She tried being nice to everyone and hadn’t made any enemies. The phone rang again so she answered it, hoping by some miracle it was her mom or dad. This time it was Ethan. “How are you, Liz?” he asked in his deep voice.
Liz wasn’t sure what to say to Ethan. She was still very angry and hurt. It was hard to believe that he even had called her. “I can’t argue with you right now, Ethan. I feel like shit.”
“I don’t want to argue with you, angel. I want to apologize again. This seems to be a habit, me taking my foot out of my mouth,” Ethan said softly. He is probably feeling bad now that he knows the truth, Liz thought to herself.
“Ethan, I just can’t right now,” Liz whispered with tears in her eyes. “Physically and emotionally I am a mess today and I plan on spending a stress-free day relaxing.”
“I understand. I just wanted to make sure you’re okay and not seriously hurt. Gabe should have called Doc,” he replied, his voice getting harder. “He shouldn’t have taken chances with your health despite your protests. You’re lucky he was working last night because I would have marched you over to Doc’s clinic whether you wanted to or not.”
“I am achy but other than that I really am okay,” Liz assured Ethan, not commenting on his statement, but she wished he had said it because he cared and not because he took his job seriously. Ethan said good-bye and told her he would call again another time when she felt better. She shook her head in confusion. Ethan was definitely a complex man. Leave it to her to choose a confusing man to fall in love with.
Later that afternoon, Stella and Lacy came by with movies and Ally’s homemade chicken potpie and rolls.
“Mmm. Smells heavenly.” Liz smiled, feeling very hungry. The three of them spent a relaxing afternoon watching Christmas movies and laughing. No one mentioned the stalker, her car, or Ethan. It was a perfect day.
“Today was a great day.” Liz smiled at Stella and Lacy as they got ready to leave. “Thanks so much. I needed this.”
Stella and Lacy hugged Liz. “It was a good day for us, too. I think we should do this more often, a girls-only day,” Stella suggested. “It’s good for all of us to just relax and hang out.”
“I’m all for it,” Liz agreed and Lacy nodded in agreement. After they left Liz took a long nap and was woken by the pounding on her door. She woke up startled and went to the door, looking out the peephole first. She had to be careful although she didn’t think a stalker would knock first.
“Ethan, what’s wrong?” Liz opened the door, still yawning.
He hugged her so hard she couldn’t breathe. “I thought you were hurt. I’ve been knocking for a while, angel, and I was about to kick the door down.”
“Well, I am glad you didn’t. I hadn’t got much sleep last night so I guess it caught up to me.” She frowned at him. “Why are you here? Is something wrong, Ethan?”
“No. I just got off work and wanted to see if you were okay,” he said, letting her go and looking at her as if nervous. He put his hands in his pockets, still dressed in his uniform. “Lacy stopped by the station and lectured me worse than my mother would.”
Liz wanted to smile but didn’t and waited to see what he had to say. Ethan deserved it for jumping to conclusions and being such an ass and not just last night either but since the Halloween party. He had rejected her and judged her wrongly.
“Then she felt sorry for me and said you really were doing fine and feeling a lot better but I wanted to see for myself.” Ethan looked at her forehead and saw the bruise forming and the small cut and winced. He led her to the couch and sat next to her. “Gabe is right. I am an
Liz wandered over to the kitchen and made toast and coffee. She sat at her small kitchen table, looking out the window and wondering what to do. Who could want to scare and hurt her? She tried being nice to everyone and hadn’t made any enemies. The phone rang again so she answered it, hoping by some miracle it was her mom or dad. This time it was Ethan. “How are you, Liz?” he asked in his deep voice.
Liz wasn’t sure what to say to Ethan. She was still very angry and hurt. It was hard to believe that he even had called her. “I can’t argue with you right now, Ethan. I feel like shit.”
“I don’t want to argue with you, angel. I want to apologize again. This seems to be a habit, me taking my foot out of my mouth,” Ethan said softly. He is probably feeling bad now that he knows the truth, Liz thought to herself.
“Ethan, I just can’t right now,” Liz whispered with tears in her eyes. “Physically and emotionally I am a mess today and I plan on spending a stress-free day relaxing.”
“I understand. I just wanted to make sure you’re okay and not seriously hurt. Gabe should have called Doc,” he replied, his voice getting harder. “He shouldn’t have taken chances with your health despite your protests. You’re lucky he was working last night because I would have marched you over to Doc’s clinic whether you wanted to or not.”
“I am achy but other than that I really am okay,” Liz assured Ethan, not commenting on his statement, but she wished he had said it because he cared and not because he took his job seriously. Ethan said good-bye and told her he would call again another time when she felt better. She shook her head in confusion. Ethan was definitely a complex man. Leave it to her to choose a confusing man to fall in love with.
Later that afternoon, Stella and Lacy came by with movies and Ally’s homemade chicken potpie and rolls.
“Mmm. Smells heavenly.” Liz smiled, feeling very hungry. The three of them spent a relaxing afternoon watching Christmas movies and laughing. No one mentioned the stalker, her car, or Ethan. It was a perfect day.
“Today was a great day.” Liz smiled at Stella and Lacy as they got ready to leave. “Thanks so much. I needed this.”
Stella and Lacy hugged Liz. “It was a good day for us, too. I think we should do this more often, a girls-only day,” Stella suggested. “It’s good for all of us to just relax and hang out.”
“I’m all for it,” Liz agreed and Lacy nodded in agreement. After they left Liz took a long nap and was woken by the pounding on her door. She woke up startled and went to the door, looking out the peephole first. She had to be careful although she didn’t think a stalker would knock first.
“Ethan, what’s wrong?” Liz opened the door, still yawning.
He hugged her so hard she couldn’t breathe. “I thought you were hurt. I’ve been knocking for a while, angel, and I was about to kick the door down.”
“Well, I am glad you didn’t. I hadn’t got much sleep last night so I guess it caught up to me.” She frowned at him. “Why are you here? Is something wrong, Ethan?”
“No. I just got off work and wanted to see if you were okay,” he said, letting her go and looking at her as if nervous. He put his hands in his pockets, still dressed in his uniform. “Lacy stopped by the station and lectured me worse than my mother would.”
Liz wanted to smile but didn’t and waited to see what he had to say. Ethan deserved it for jumping to conclusions and being such an ass and not just last night either but since the Halloween party. He had rejected her and judged her wrongly.
“Then she felt sorry for me and said you really were doing fine and feeling a lot better but I wanted to see for myself.” Ethan looked at her forehead and saw the bruise forming and the small cut and winced. He led her to the couch and sat next to her. “Gabe is right. I am an
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