Thanks to everyone for reading and the feedback given on my first submission β
I expect this one to be better ...
"Go and never see her again or I'll kill you... Ethan" said a voice on the other line of the phone.
"Who are you?" says Ethan as he rises to his feet.
"I'll be your worst nightmare if you don't leave Vanessa alone." And then the line disconnects.
Ethan sits down on Vanessa's leather couch thinking back to his conversation with the mystery caller. "Go and never see her again or I'll kill you... Ethan, I'll be your worst nightmare if you don't leave Vanessa alone."
"There was no way in hell I'm leaving her, I have to protect her from this psycho," Ethan thought.
Vanessa is sitting on her bathroom floor rocking herself and crying. 'I don't want to leave Ethan but he said he'd kill him if I don't leave him. I thought I left this all behind me when I left New York I should just tell'.
A knock at the door shakes Vanessa from her thoughts.
"Vanessa, open the door," says Ethan.
"Ethan... I can't talk to you right now."
"Baby, you can always talk to me, I want to help you and I'm not leaving I'll be right here when you need me." Ethan steps away from the door and sit down against the wall. He checked his watch and an hour had past and he was still sitting outside Vanessa's bathroom door and then suddenly the door opened.
She thought because it was quiet outside the door that he had given up and gone away. But was stunned to see him waiting for her he slowly began to get to his feet. She was staring into his soothing grey eyes and decided to tell Ethan what was wrong.
She coughed to clear her throat and then took a deep breath. "Ethan, we need to talk."
"Okay, let's go back to the living room."
She shakily smiled and nodded. They sat down on the couch facing each other.
She started "I don't...I was...yeah see...dang I don't know how to say this?"
Ethan smiled and she looked at his face full of love and acceptance and that seemed to calm her nerves.