Chapter 90
The message had me reaching for the dressers edge just to hold me up right when I felt like I wanted to just break. A part of me didn't understand why I let someone get to me in the way she did. "Mia.... you need to think this through and I mean really think because you have way too much going on right now... you sure you want to start something and get feelings involved whether it's yours, hers or both... don't forget she's a mother too and don't want to go where you are not ready to go yet and again get feelings involved..." Ethan was there for me in my corner really talking me through every little thing. He gave me the strength to put my phone down on the charger and go back to what I was doing. "I don't understand why you are protecting me from this girl... I mean you obviously know something and don't want to explain... I know you want it to be a step-by-step process, but I feel something for this girl and it's frustrating that I don't know what it is about her. Or maybe it's as simple as it's because I don't know her that well. She's like an enigma to me, please just help me understand why" I begged.
After I finally sat at my desk in the office not able to concentrate no thanks to Ethan who kept telling me to just give it time and to trust him. That thing's would work out the way they are supposed to. I did not understand why I could not just talk with her communicate and be friends since that's what I really needed at the moment. "Plain and simple sis.... you are not ready, she is not ready.... I can't take the chance that I'll end up losing what we have and not ever be able to reach you again. It's been days since you put up the wall that kept you from seeing the girls. Their souls are just as important as you breathing you are apart, of all of us over here. So, when you, mom, dad hurt we hurt... remember that please because it's important" Ethan said as his voice started to fade as I wanted to just shut down for a little.
For the next 3 days I was finally getting back to my old self and even more focused in my routines and keeping my schedule up again. Nicholas and Jose were at least talking to me again, but it was different for us, and we treaded lightly. As for Catherine and me we had hardly spoken, and she had stayed with Asher and his grandparents for a couple of days. My parents and grandparents were giving me my space and by all counts my father and grandfather had kept my extra secret from their wives. We were down to 3 days left of us all being together before Catherine, Nicholas and Jose left to go home and off to book camp and still walking on eggshells around one another. I had said my peace and they had yet to respond from the night I apologized. They had made things a little easier by at least talking to me and doing activities even if Catherine had not. "I'm glad we can start to heal or at least understand where we're all coming from and standing with one another now. I'd hate for this to be the last time we see one another and if it is…. I don't want anything left unsaid. I'd really like the next few days to just be spent spending time with each other. Most of all trying to do what we do best which is making one another happy" I said hoping they would agree.
Asher had spent most of the day with us but left so the 3 of us could do our best to reconnect. Hopefully get our friendship back on track if at all possible and didn't want to get in the way. "I'll be back in a couple days to say our final goodbyes or maybe you could all come to me since my grandparents would love to see you all before you leave" Asher said with a wide smile hoping we'd say yes. My parents were all for it with my mother promising to call his grandmother Joellen later to arrange it. After giving us all hugs and Catherine a kiss we watched him ride away in his boat and headed back to the main house for dinner and hopefully a good night. Catherine and I had yet to really have any time alone together and whenever I tried, she would change the subject and walk another direction away from me. She had stayed either in the main house with my parents or with Asher at IveyRose Island. "CATE....." I pulled her back against me wanting to talk to her alone and was going to get what I wanted before the next 3 days were over.
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