MARRIED TO MY CRUSH
hin her soul. She rolled over in bed, peeking at her phone, hoping the time wasn't as early as it felt.
ne to blame but herself. Between the fruity cocktails, endless dancing, and even more
erically as Lena spilled yet another drink, and Ethan, in that ridiculously charming pinea
our. They swayed to the rhythm of the music, laughing as if they'd been friends for years. There had been a moment-just one-where she thought
e memory. Could there actual
rried away, though. After all, Ethan still
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scrolling through her phone. Her inbox was mostly filled with random work emails
ursing too bad of a hangover
th Ethan, again? Just the two of them? Was it another
ted back before
some caffeine this morni
ities, but it was hard not to when her longtime cr
ing over what she'd wear, Jessie called, he
said, yawning into the pho
"But I'm regretting al
I saw, you and Ethan were *very* cozy on
We just danced. And he asked if
's something going on between you two, and you know it. T
know, Jess. I mean, he's still with his girlfri
talk about her, you haven't seen them together, and he spends a lot of time wi
hadn't mentioned his girlfriend recently, and the fact that he kept inviting her to coffee
offee later," Lena finally said,
etter! And text me all the juicy detail
ng a mix of excitement and anxi
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re a casual outfit-jeans and a soft sweater-but had spent way too long debating if it looked too dressed up or not. She di
eet, looking effortlessly handsome in his leather jacket and dark jeans. His h
y. "How are you feeli
ith a laugh. "I was worried I might have
ll. You were great. Besides, it's not a rea
t away. Ethan had a way of putting her at ea
flowed easily, as it always did, but today there was something different in the air. Lena couldn't
on her for just a moment longer than usual. "You know, I've been
ipped a beat. "
ng her gaze again. "I know I haven't been very open about my
egan his girlfriend. The name she'd t
ing apart for a while. I think we both know it's not wor
of Ethan being single, but the other part the rational part knew this wasn't some
ftly, her hand brushing against his on
tough. But I guess I've just been waiting for the right m
'd been in messy breakups before, and they w
r them. Was Ethan confiding in her because he saw her as a friend? Or was there something more behind his words? The
ons. She needed to take things slow, ev
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er back to the office. They stood outside for a m
n said, his voice warm and sincere.
ring. "Same here. I'm always
ay something more, but instead, he just smiled and
houghts. What did all of this mean? Were they just frie
was ending. And once that chapter of his life closed, m
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