Chapter 25.
~Aurora.
I narrowed my eyes and darted then between that two men. I was never aware that Ethan knew Reginald and otherwise. How did they even know each other?
Throughout my stay in Sturgeon Moon pack, I had never, for once, met Reginald not to talk more of knowing that he knew Ethan. I only got to meet Reginald eight years ago when I went to seek a job in his hospital, and it was a bit awkward learning he knew Ethan.
Reginald soon broke into a smile as he spread his arms wide and moved to Ethan.
“Dude! Look at you.”
Ethan smiled wider than I had seen him do in a long time as he moved to Reginald. They both locked each other in a tight embrace and patted each other's back.
I couldn't take my eyes off them. For some reason I couldn't tell, it was hard to settle with the fact that Reginald knew Ethan and Ethan knew Reginald.
“Man, I can't believe I am actually seeing you,” Reginald chimed cheerfully. “How long has it been, man? Thirteen years?”
Ethan chuckled, “Eleven years, Reggie.”
“Damn!” Reginald stroked his jaw as he ran Ethan a once over, with Ethan returning his look. “It is really good to see you again.” Ethan nodded as Reginald smacked his arm playfully, “So it was you who stole my Rory from me.”
I inhaled sharply as I looked at Reginald before turning my gaze to Ethan. His Rory?
Ethan's eyes narrowed at me and I gulped. I could feel the heat of his stare wrapping around my neck. Since our last encounter in the fields, I had intentionally and carefully avoided him and seeing him right now, did nothing but bring back the memories of that night.
“Your Rory?”
Ethan's eyes were still on me, even though those words were meant for Reginald.
“Yeah, and do you know that you spoiled our plans, huh? Had you not been my friend, I would have tasked you for stealing her away from me.”
“What plans?” His eyes raked through my body, and I was suddenly aware of how tight my turtleneck shirt against my neck and for a brief second, I wished it was Ethan's palm around it. I was suddenly aware of how my skirt hugged my hips and showed the outline of my buttocks.
“Greece. Didn't she mention? We were planning on moving to Greece, isn't that right, son?”
“Yeah,” Arne replied, his focus still on the...... Reginald chuckled excitedly, but, Ethan didn't seem to share his enthusiasm.
But hold up, son? And I had not really agreed to moving to Greece.
Ethan's brows furrowed even more, his eyes left my face and trailed down my body. I cleared the my throat to take his eyes somewhere besides my boobs, they worked but only for a brief second. His eyes moved to my stomach, trailed down my hips and legs.
The mister was skillfully eye-fucking me in public! And why the hell was I enjoying ever minute of it.
I cleared my throat again to totally take his eyes off me, the last thing I wanted was a rumor of scandal steering up between Ethan and me.
“I was not aware you guys knew each other and from what I'm seeing here, I suppose you guys are old time friends.”
“Yeah and I would have told you about him earlier if I knew Ethan was going to steal you away one day.”
“Hmm.” I hummed as I nodded. I didn't want to tell him that I knew Ethan. If I had, it would have led to a series of questions, which would have led to more questions that would put Arne at risk.
“You know you shouldn't be trespassing on my land, Reggie, not after disappearing on me all these years.” Ethan finally turned back his eyes to Reginald, giving me a chance to breathe properly.
“Woah, woah, calm down tiger. First of all, I didn't disappear on you, and you know that. I had a responsibility I needed to take care of.”
Ethan nodded, “how is she?”
“She is doing more than okay now.”
Who was? I felt lost and confused standing between both men. First, it was finding out they were long time friends and then, them talking about…she?
I turned to Ethan to see him looking at Reggie with a smirk I was damn sure was meant for me.
Fucker.
“And secondly,” Reggie continued, “I never planned on coming back anytime soon but, I had to come down and visit Rory since you obviously stole her away from me. You know, I can't live comfortably without knowing how she's doing.
Ethan's Adam's apple bobbled up and down, he hummed, “I see.”
“Hey, since we are all together, why don't we get out and catch some fun, and maybe you and Rory can get to know each other very well.”
Hell no!
There was no way I was spending my day with Ethan. His presence for the past ten minutes alone had done me more harm than good, and there was no way in hell I was letting him do more.
“Uhm, I wish I could but, I have to go. I still have a lot of work to do back at the hospital.” I said while silently calling on Arne.
“Oh, that's a shame. Perhaps, we could do this. Some. Other. Time.” Reggie's voiced dipped as he watched the lady who walked up to us and hung her arm around Ethan's. Her wide was grin but, I can swear it irritated me more than the rings on her fingers.
“Reginald, meet my friend Tiffany.”
Friend, huh? Bullshit.
Ethan was never one to keep females as 'friends', they were either more than a friend or less and in this case, my instincts told me she was the former.
More than a friend.
“Isadora and I are no longer together.” He added after a second, perhaps to the look Reggie had on his face.
I could recognize that look on Reggie's face when Ethan dropped the bomb because, it was the same one I had worn. Even then, it sounded unbelievable that Isadora and Ethan were no longer together.
“It's a pleasure meeting you, Tiffany.” Reggie forced a smile on and stretched a hand towards the lady, and she took him, returning his smile.
“The pleasure is all mine.”
“You were saying something about leaving, Aurora?”
“Yes,” I quipped as I took told of Arne, narrowing my eyes on Ethan. I hated how comfortable he was with that arm around his, as though he was holding her from falling after hours of wearing her down from intensive fucking.
I gulped, holding my jaw from clenching, “I will be on my way now. It was nice meeting you here, your highness.” Curtsying, I turned to Reginald, “Thank you for coming to visit me, Reggie. If time allows some other time, I will stay longer than this.”
He nodded, “Nah, don't stress, Rory, I am just glad Ethan here hasn't turned you into a machine. And don't forget to hit me up whenever you need me, yeah?”
I nodded before walking away from both men and his whore.
Fuck, Aurora, stop it.
“Was that Lady uncle Ethan's wife, mummy?” Arne asked once we got out of their sights and earshot.
My brows knitted. Ethan's wife? There was something about hearing both words together that didn't settle well with me.
There was no way she was Ethan's wife. I turned to Arne with a big smile.
“Who knows? Perhaps she is.”
Dammit! I hoped the fuck not.