Chapter 7

It was later that evening and Ethan was getting dressed in his room when Ivy entered. She noticed he was fumbling nervously with his cufflink.

"Damn it! Come on!" Ethan said to himself out of frustration.

"Are you ready darling?"

"Just about. I'm having a little trouble. Can you help me?" he asked, his hands a little shaky.

"Of course. You look so handsome tonight in your black suit."

"Thank you mother."

Ivy observed her son's face for a moment. "Ethan…Are you ok?"

"Huh, ya. Just nervous I guess." You know, a lot of people coming here tonight."

"One person in particular making you nervous?"

He stopped fussing and looked up at her. She just smiled.

"I'll leave you alone while you finish. See you downstairs." With that she left the room

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"The blue one's nice, very sexy," Noah answered as Theresa tried on dresses for him.

"Is it too sexy?"

"Theresa you'd be sexy in a potato sack," he said as he winked at her.

She smiled nervously. "I don't know," she replied, throwing that dress on her bed.

"Baby you look beautiful in everything you wear….Theresa?"

"Ya?" she answered, pulling another dress over her head.

"Are you gonna be ok, being around Ethan again?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I'm sure it's hard being reunited with your first love, after all these years," he replied uncomfortably.

"No, I mean, yes, it's, it's strange. But, I'm ok." She answered while throwing more dresses on her bed.

"That's good." They were both quiet for a moment.

"How is this one?" She asked another dress on.

"Perfect. Let's go beautiful." He held out his hand to her and led her out of the room.