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11  We were out late, and Ethan had too much to  drink.  I took him home.  L  When we got to his beach house, I asked him  for the key.  He searched through his pockets, looking at  me, his eyes red. “I don’t have it.”  I didn’t know what to do.  He looked coherent. “Your … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 11” »

10  Slowly, Ethan and I started acting like we did  before.  But I don’t know why, he seemed unhappy.  Two days later, his friend had a baby’s first  birthday party.  I went too.  After the party, everyone went out to eat.  I wasn’t going to go, but Ethan grabbed my  wrist. “If I get drunk … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 10” »

09  The next day, I reached out to Ethan.  He picked up fast, but he didn’t say anything.  I skipped the talk about yesterday. I just said, “Your gift is on the way. Should be there  soon.  He paused, sounding a little hoarse. “What? You’re finally calling, and you won’t even say  happy birthday?”  I … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 9” »

08  After that day, Ashley never showed her face  around me again. Ethan and I settled into this  weird, unbalanced truce. He didn’t contact  me first, but his friends started taking turns  inviting me out. Dinners, hikes, skiing you  name it, they tried it. They were running out  of excuses.  I turned them all down. … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 8” »

07  I was the last one to walk in.  There were only two seats.  One next to Ethan.  The other, far from him.  く  I knew that they had left the seat for me.  Ethan had always made sure that I had a seat  next to him.  Everyone had gotten used to it.  I looked … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 7” »

06  The happiest one about me and Ethan being  done was Ashley.  く  We had a fight.  She didn’t like me, and I didn’t like her.  We were both women, and we could both see  what the other was doing.  Soon, I got a package.  The sender was Ashley.  But the return address was Ethan’s … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 6” »

05  Finn looked lost, holding his phone.  L  After a moment, he looked at me awkwardly.  “Well, if Ethan can’t make it, maybe we can  do it another time?”  He wasn’t stupid.  Anyone could see that Ethan didn’t want to  come because of me.  The meeting was just an excuse.  I nodded. I knew there … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 5” »

04  Soon, everyone in the office knew that Ethan  and I were done.  Someone asked quietly, “Did he dump you?”  I shook my head. “No. We were never even  together.”  They gaped. “I thought you guys were just  trying to keep it under wraps.”  No. We had never been together.  く  No one could believe … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 4” »

03  I took a couple of days off and went to the  next town for a breather.  During that time, Ethan didn’t contact me.  Before, we’d talk almost every day.  Soon, I was back to my normal self.  And back to my job.  My coworkers asked, “Where’s that rich  hottie? How come he hasn’t brought … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 3” »

02  Ethan raised an eyebrow, and after a  moment, looked down at me and said my  name.  “Liv. You’re twenty–five. You haven’t seen  much yet. You’ll find someone who’s better to  you than I could be.”  My body stiffened, hearing his answer.  I think I messed things up.  I’d seen him reject other girls. Beautiful  … Read More “The Sixth year of crushing on Ethan Chapter 2” »