The next day, Ethan took the day off, and after last night's events, Luis
didn't mind. He was downstairs waiting for Michelle to come to breakfast,
he wanted to spent the day with her, alone. No office and no other company.
Fox and Whitney came down first. He noticed there closeness before, and
said something to Fox, but after everything they were closer than before.
"Hey Ethan, what's going on, did you and Michelle make up?', he said grabbing a glass of orange juice.
"Yeah", he said with a grin.
"Aww that is so cute", Whitney said.
"You two are letting out stored up aggression and horniness", Fox said sitting down.
"Enough about me, what's up with you two?"
"Well, we are seeing each other, and Fox told me everything. I was mad at him at first, but I told him not to lie to me ever again, and we will be fine".
Ethan began to read the paper, after the small talk, and noticed that once again they were in the paper. The headline read:
"Mother – Daughter team to tried together, and the trial will start next week"
The picture he remembered they took together at their wedding was put in the newspaper. He knew Alistair was behind this. It made him angry, but they were behind bars, on federal charges, not state. So the old man had no pull, and his money was gone.
"Ethan are you ok?", Michelle said sitting down.
"It's the court case, but I've live as long as you're here", he said kissing her cheek.
"I know, it's frustrating, but they will get what's coming to them. So are you ready to go in?"
"We are taking the day off, Luis said it was ok", he said standing.
"Ok, so what's on the agenda today?"
"It's a surprise", he grinned.
Ethan talked to Chad and Theresa about his idea, and she loved it. He planned to ask to marry her. He was nervous, but he needed to still get the ring, it was picked out, but he had it specially made, and it was ready.
"I have to get something before we leave, so stay put, and I'll be right back".
He ran out, and left to get the ring.
Michelle was curious to what he was up to. She had a feeling, but wasn't ready to jump to conclusions. Theresa and Sheridan walked in.
"Hey you, where's your other half, I need his John Hancock on this document", Sheridan said.
Theresa elbowed her, and gave her a look. Michelle noticed and walked up to them.
"What is everyone hiding from me?"
Fox and Whitney stopped looking over papers to find out what was going on.
"Nothing, I mean if it was bad, would we hide it from you?', Theresa grinned.
"Good point, well, since I'm not going into the office I'm going to change, tell Ethan I'll be in my room", she said walking off grinning. She knew exactly what was going on.
After seeing she was gone, Theresa and Sheridan walked into the dining area with now Pilar, Fox, and Whitney.
"He going to ask her to marry him, that's why Luis gave him time off today!", she jumped up excited.
"WOW! I'm so excited", Whitney said.
"Are you going to help her plan it or what?"
"Yeah, but he said for past purposes, she will always be there. He wants no repeats of the past, and frankly I think she is right to say that', she explained.
"Are you ok with that/', Fox asked.
"Yeah, I'm confident that everything will go as planned. Gwen wasn't the normal bride, she wanted to do everything half-assed, and I think Michelle will be very involved with her wedding to Ethan, Just the question is will she say yes?", Theresa worried.
"Good Point, I mean they have been through a lot in 15 years of being apart", Sheridan said.
"Well, I hope for the best, I think Michelle would be a terrific Step- Mother to Little Ethan', Pilar added.
"I completely agree", Theresa said.
"So you knew?", Whitney said.
"Yeah when she was getting ready for work, Ethan and I talked to Little Ethan about what was going on, and what is going to happen today. He's very smart for is age, and he gave his blessing, which to Ethan was more important than any other blessing he could ask for", Theresa said.
"That's good, so had Ethan told you, Chad, or Luis of his surprise?", Sheridan asked.
"Yes, this is why I was so excited today. He is going to recreate the first meeting of them jogging in college; I told him it was so romantic. Of course, the three men laughed at me, and called me a hopeless romantic, and so what if I am, but to me it's the thought that counts", she said finishing her breakfast.
"AWW", Pilar, Whitney, and Sheridan said at the same time.
"Ok, that is my queue to leave, ladies, I will see you later", Fox said kissing Whitney's hand.
"AWW", they repeated.
~In town~
Ethan was walking to the jewelry store, when he bumped into his father and mother.
"Dad, mother, I'm sorry I was in a rush", he said.
"It's ok, what were you rushing for?"
"To the jewelry store, for Michelle", he answered.
"Are you and she?", Sam wondered.
"Yes, well, I'm asking today, she doesn't know yet. Knowing Theresa or any of the women there, someone is bound to say something", he joked.
"This is great, it's really soon, but great", Ivy added.
"I know, but we've loved each other for a long time, and I have wasted enough time with other people, that I feel I should ask when I get the chance to', he explained.
"Son, I completely understand your feeling. It's alright, good luck, and if she's the one, congratulations", he his shaking his hand.
"That's right, I want you to be happy", Ivy said.
She was happy that he was marrying her, but worried, because she knew her secret, of how she got Sam in the first place. Right now, she was in the clear, but she had to figure out fast how to get rid of the situation.
Ethan walked into the jewelry store. He remembered asking Pilar to come with him once they got back to Harmony to pick it out. He felt her taste and Michelle's were about the same in jewelry.
"Mr. Winthrop, big day today", the man joked.
"Yes, and I hope it's worth it all", he said getting the ring.
He looked at it, and examined the ring. It was a four carat yellow gold diamond ring, with emeralds on the sides. He wanted something different than the last two engagement rings he gave out.
"And can I see the bridal set?', he asked.
The salesman pulled them out; they were simple, yet elegant, just like her. But for now, he wanted every one in the world to know that she was engaged to him. He left, and made his way to the high school, were he was to have the track cleared, to reenactment of their first meeting, He was never so nervous in his life.
~FLASHBACK~
The two were kissing in his car, after driving to the cabin. He didn't want to stop, but knew what they promised each other before, with that he pulled away.
'I know I thought the same thing", she said.
"Well, lets go in, and fix dinner, it's you birthday, and I want to celebrate it with you".
"I can't argue with that", she said.
"That's a first", he mumbled.
"I heard that!"
They ran inside to spend the secret time they shared with each other. Now that they were caught once, they were especially careful of where they went and what they did.
"Hey Ethan, what's going on, did you and Michelle make up?', he said grabbing a glass of orange juice.
"Yeah", he said with a grin.
"Aww that is so cute", Whitney said.
"You two are letting out stored up aggression and horniness", Fox said sitting down.
"Enough about me, what's up with you two?"
"Well, we are seeing each other, and Fox told me everything. I was mad at him at first, but I told him not to lie to me ever again, and we will be fine".
Ethan began to read the paper, after the small talk, and noticed that once again they were in the paper. The headline read:
"Mother – Daughter team to tried together, and the trial will start next week"
The picture he remembered they took together at their wedding was put in the newspaper. He knew Alistair was behind this. It made him angry, but they were behind bars, on federal charges, not state. So the old man had no pull, and his money was gone.
"Ethan are you ok?", Michelle said sitting down.
"It's the court case, but I've live as long as you're here", he said kissing her cheek.
"I know, it's frustrating, but they will get what's coming to them. So are you ready to go in?"
"We are taking the day off, Luis said it was ok", he said standing.
"Ok, so what's on the agenda today?"
"It's a surprise", he grinned.
Ethan talked to Chad and Theresa about his idea, and she loved it. He planned to ask to marry her. He was nervous, but he needed to still get the ring, it was picked out, but he had it specially made, and it was ready.
"I have to get something before we leave, so stay put, and I'll be right back".
He ran out, and left to get the ring.
Michelle was curious to what he was up to. She had a feeling, but wasn't ready to jump to conclusions. Theresa and Sheridan walked in.
"Hey you, where's your other half, I need his John Hancock on this document", Sheridan said.
Theresa elbowed her, and gave her a look. Michelle noticed and walked up to them.
"What is everyone hiding from me?"
Fox and Whitney stopped looking over papers to find out what was going on.
"Nothing, I mean if it was bad, would we hide it from you?', Theresa grinned.
"Good point, well, since I'm not going into the office I'm going to change, tell Ethan I'll be in my room", she said walking off grinning. She knew exactly what was going on.
After seeing she was gone, Theresa and Sheridan walked into the dining area with now Pilar, Fox, and Whitney.
"He going to ask her to marry him, that's why Luis gave him time off today!", she jumped up excited.
"WOW! I'm so excited", Whitney said.
"Are you going to help her plan it or what?"
"Yeah, but he said for past purposes, she will always be there. He wants no repeats of the past, and frankly I think she is right to say that', she explained.
"Are you ok with that/', Fox asked.
"Yeah, I'm confident that everything will go as planned. Gwen wasn't the normal bride, she wanted to do everything half-assed, and I think Michelle will be very involved with her wedding to Ethan, Just the question is will she say yes?", Theresa worried.
"Good Point, I mean they have been through a lot in 15 years of being apart", Sheridan said.
"Well, I hope for the best, I think Michelle would be a terrific Step- Mother to Little Ethan', Pilar added.
"I completely agree", Theresa said.
"So you knew?", Whitney said.
"Yeah when she was getting ready for work, Ethan and I talked to Little Ethan about what was going on, and what is going to happen today. He's very smart for is age, and he gave his blessing, which to Ethan was more important than any other blessing he could ask for", Theresa said.
"That's good, so had Ethan told you, Chad, or Luis of his surprise?", Sheridan asked.
"Yes, this is why I was so excited today. He is going to recreate the first meeting of them jogging in college; I told him it was so romantic. Of course, the three men laughed at me, and called me a hopeless romantic, and so what if I am, but to me it's the thought that counts", she said finishing her breakfast.
"AWW", Pilar, Whitney, and Sheridan said at the same time.
"Ok, that is my queue to leave, ladies, I will see you later", Fox said kissing Whitney's hand.
"AWW", they repeated.
~In town~
Ethan was walking to the jewelry store, when he bumped into his father and mother.
"Dad, mother, I'm sorry I was in a rush", he said.
"It's ok, what were you rushing for?"
"To the jewelry store, for Michelle", he answered.
"Are you and she?", Sam wondered.
"Yes, well, I'm asking today, she doesn't know yet. Knowing Theresa or any of the women there, someone is bound to say something", he joked.
"This is great, it's really soon, but great", Ivy added.
"I know, but we've loved each other for a long time, and I have wasted enough time with other people, that I feel I should ask when I get the chance to', he explained.
"Son, I completely understand your feeling. It's alright, good luck, and if she's the one, congratulations", he his shaking his hand.
"That's right, I want you to be happy", Ivy said.
She was happy that he was marrying her, but worried, because she knew her secret, of how she got Sam in the first place. Right now, she was in the clear, but she had to figure out fast how to get rid of the situation.
Ethan walked into the jewelry store. He remembered asking Pilar to come with him once they got back to Harmony to pick it out. He felt her taste and Michelle's were about the same in jewelry.
"Mr. Winthrop, big day today", the man joked.
"Yes, and I hope it's worth it all", he said getting the ring.
He looked at it, and examined the ring. It was a four carat yellow gold diamond ring, with emeralds on the sides. He wanted something different than the last two engagement rings he gave out.
"And can I see the bridal set?', he asked.
The salesman pulled them out; they were simple, yet elegant, just like her. But for now, he wanted every one in the world to know that she was engaged to him. He left, and made his way to the high school, were he was to have the track cleared, to reenactment of their first meeting, He was never so nervous in his life.
~FLASHBACK~
The two were kissing in his car, after driving to the cabin. He didn't want to stop, but knew what they promised each other before, with that he pulled away.
'I know I thought the same thing", she said.
"Well, lets go in, and fix dinner, it's you birthday, and I want to celebrate it with you".
"I can't argue with that", she said.
"That's a first", he mumbled.
"I heard that!"
They ran inside to spend the secret time they shared with each other. Now that they were caught once, they were especially careful of where they went and what they did.