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"Oh I think I've heard of her," I countered. "What did she do to you?"
"Let's say she didn't return my feelings properly," he replied. "So, when I saw you, you kind of reminded me of her and not in the good way."
"Oh, I see," I said. "So, there I was obsessing over a crush that wouldn’t even see the light of day."
"That would seem to be the case," he said while laughing. "Second of all, that didn't really feel like a heartfelt confession to me."
"Was it that obvious?"
"Kinda. I could easily tell you were trying to cover your bases properly," he replied. "You already have someone in mind, don't ya?"
"That would be none other than your little brother," I said.
"You know, I know what he did wasn't right, but at the same time, this is the first time he's ever resorted to this kind of thing," he explained.
"Really? I thought you two would be the kind of twins to switch and date each other's girls," I teased.
"Well, if I switched to him, there'd be no one to date," he smirked. "Jokes aside, Ian has had the worse luck among the siblings when it comes to love. A lot of people get involved with him thinking he's me and when they find out, he's left alone. So, I meant what I said. This was the first time, he'd go as far as become me. You must be something special."
"Easy there buster, you already broke my heart, you can't be pulling smooth moves like that," I warned.
"Purely by reflex," he said as he raised both hands in defense.
"Your wife sure has her hands full with you," I sighed.
"She says the same thing, I don't get why she thinks that's the case," he sighed as well.
I stared at him while I smiled. Maybe if there was no Emilia in his life, he would have been talking about me just the way he did about his wife.
"Thank you," I said in appreciation. "Your rejection has opened my eyes."
"Just to be clear, you don't plan on visiting one day and dousing my wife in wine, do you?" he asked in a more serious tone.
"What? No! Did that happen?"
"Yes, the last time I rejected someone," he replied.
"I was raised by Rosemary's Etiquette School, I would never stoop to pouring a man's wife, wine," I promised him.
"I guess that old hag had some good students after all," he said with a satisfied nod. "What are you going to do next?"
"I'm going to Richmond."
Ethan
"You're back," Stacy said as I returned to the office.
Jason stretched his hands toward me, although his mother was still feeding him.
"Eat," I ordered and he turned his attention back to his meal.
The boy could be quiet at times and then he'd get hungry. All hell would break loose; yet he'd never complete his meal.
"So how did it go?" she asked.
"Well, she told me that she was in love with me," I replied.
"Odd, but go on," she said.
