Meeting the Ladies

When the clock chimed 6:00, Ethan startled from his catnap. "Tonight, will change my life forever." He thought to himself. He got out of bed, and went to take a shower.

After he was done, he put on his tuxedo, and stared at his reflection in the mirror. "God, I hope I find my future wife among the women tonight. I hope this experience will be one that I'll never forget."

Hearing his phone ring, Ethan answered it.

"Hi, Ethan, it's Lindsey. I just wanted to make sure that everything was okay?"

"Yes, Lindsey. Everything is perfect."

"Great. Well, just to let you know, the limos will be arriving around 8pm tonight. Would it be possible for you to come down to the foyer around 7?"

"Sure, I'll be there."

"Great, see you soon."

"Bye."

Hanging up the phone, Ethan takes one last look at himself in the mirror. "Ethan, don't mess this up!" He tells himself. Walking toward the door, Ethan takes a deep breath, and goes toward the foyer, ready to meet his future.

10 minutes before the women arrive

Ethan and Lindsey are standing outside the beach house, waiting for the arrival of the 10 women.

"Are you nervous?" Lindsey asks.

"A little. I just hope that my future wife will be in this group of 10."

"Well, here's a piece of advice. Just be yourself. Granted, the cameras are going to be everywhere around you, but try to ignore them. Just be the Ethan Winthrop you normally are back in Harmony, and everything will work out."

"I hope so, Lindsey. I really hope so."

"Once the women arrive, they will be sent to the living room. Once all ten women arrive, you will be able to go inside, and mingle with them, get to know them. Around 9:30, I will come back, and take you to the private room, where you will have to decide who to give a rose to."

"Okay, I understand."

"Here comes the first limo now."

Ethan turns to his left, and takes a deep breath as he watches the limo come to a stop in front of him.

The driver opens the door, and a woman comes out, and smiles at Ethan.

Walking to him, she extends her hand. "Hi, my name is Heather."

"Hi, Heather. Nice to meet you." He smiles at her, feeling a small spark, and watches as she enters into the house.

Ethan turns around, and finds a gorgeous woman emerge from the limo. Her long black raven hair, and big brown eyes draw Ethan in immediately.

"Hi, I'm Theresa." She says as she reaches toward Ethan's hand.

"Hello, Theresa. A pleasure to meet you." Ethan says as he shakes her hand.

"The pleasure is all mine."

They share a small smile, as Theresa disengages her hand, and walks toward the living room.

Wow, she is a beauty. Ethan thinks to himself, and smiles.

Ethan turns back to the limo in time to see the next bachelorette emerge. This one has short blond hair, a nice figure, in Ethan's opinion. She reaches Ethan, and smiles.

"Hi, my name is Gwen."

"Hi, Gwen, nice to meet you." Ethan says as he shakes her hand.

"And it's a great pleasure to meet you. I can't wait to get to know you!" She says enthusiastically as she continues toward the living room.

"Hmm, another beauty. This is going to be some tough choices to make."

"How are you holding up, Ethan?" Lindsey asks.

"All I can say is that the producers really picked some great women. It's going to be so hard to choose who to keep and who to let go."

"True. But you can handle it, I can assure you."

"Thank you."

Ethan watches as two more women exit the first limo. One who is named Shauna, the other named Brenda. Both extraordinarily beautiful, yet Ethan still holds a picture in his mind of one beauty he met tonight.

Taking a deep breath, Ethan looks behind him toward the living room, watching as one woman he already finds himself liking, moves gracefully around the room, introducing herself. Ethan smiles as he turns around, and prepares to meet limo 2.

Once the second limo arrives, Ethan has introduced himself to the remaining 5 women: Tina, Sarah, Marie, Carly, and Jessica. Taking a deep breath, Ethan once again looks back into the living room, watching the women interact with each other.

"Ready, Ethan? Your adventure is about to begin." Lindsey says as she steps next to Ethan.

"Yeah, I'm ready, Lindsey. Ready to meet the woman of my dreams. He thinks to himself.

Coming Up

Ethan begins to meet all 10 women individually

Ethan finds one woman who intrigues him.

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