Chapter One

Kristina pulled her coat tighter around her, blocking out the harsh January air. She'd been standing on the docks for nearly an hour thinking about her recent fight with her boyfriend Keifer. He'd been with another girl. She usually wouldn't care, but this girl was being a little too friendly and he didn't seem to mind. Something he made sure she knew. She tried to ignore them until she couldn't take it any longer and left Kelly's. Once she was alone on the docks she allowed herself to cry.

"Kristina?" a familiar Australian accent asked. She quickly wiped away her tears and turned around. "Have you been crying? Are you OK?"

"No, I'm fine. The wind's making my eyes water."

Ethan wasn't convinced, but he let it go. "It's freezing. Let's go get something hot to drink," Ethan extended his arm to her. Smiling, Kristina wrapped her arm around his and both left for their destination.

Kristina was hesitant about going back into Kelly's. When she looked inside through the door's window, she didn't see who she was looking for and decided to go in. While Ethan put their order in, Kristina picked out a table. She placed her coat on the back of the chair, sat down and tried to warm her hands by blowing her warm breath on them. It didn't take long for Ethan to return.

"I ordered us some burgers and fries as well. You looked hungry and I know I'm starving."

"Thanks," Kristina smiled.

"So, you want to tell me about it?"

"Tell you about what?"

"Why you were crying."

"I told that was the wind. I'm fine."

Before Ethan could reply Lulu brought their order.

"Hey! One hot chocolate, one coffee, two burgers with everything, and fries." Lulu listed off her tray's contents before she placed their food on the table. Lulu looked between the two.

"Thanks, Lulu. We don't need anything else."

"Let me know if you need do. We'll talk later," she replied to Ethan. She gave them a final smile and left.

Ethan and Kristina chatted a bit while they enjoyed their meal. The silence between them was comfortable.

"What's going on with Lulu?"

"What do you mean?"

"She keeps staring at us." Ethan turned to look, but Kristina stopped him. "Don't look! Why do people always look?"

Ethan laughed and shrugged his shoulders. Kristina smiled and her heart sped up a bit with Ethan's laugh.

"Thanks for joining me. I hope you're feeling a bit better."

"Thank you for dinner. I had-" Kristina stopped midsentence when she saw Keifer walk in. "I'd better go. Thanks again." Kristina gathered her things and followed Keifer out the door. Ethan watched her leave then got up himself to pay their bill.

Lulu smacked Ethan in the head with her notepad and earned a stern look from Mike. "What do you think you're doing?"

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"What was that?" Keifer asked Kristina angrily.

"I was eating. It's no big deal."

"No big deal? You were flirting with him!"

"You're really going to get upset over this? We had dinner, that's all. After earlier, you'd think you knew the difference." Kristina looked away in frustration.

Keifer grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "I was being nice to Sasha. You were flirting with Ethan. It's not even the first time you've done it!"

"You're hurting me!" Kristina tried to remove his hand from her face.

Keifer pushed her back, releasing her from his grasp. "I've got somewhere to be. I'll call you later." Keifer gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and they parted ways.

Rubbing her sore face, Kristina headed home.

Coming up on You Found Me: As Ethan and Kristina grow closer, Kristina and Keifer grow further apart. Keifer's jealousy and anger build up. People will see Ethan and Kristina's connection to each other and will have something to say about it.