Chapter 3: Catching up
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Later that night, Leah was sitting on her bed, drinking some tea and watching TV. She was in her pajamas. She heard her doorbell ring. She sat her cup down and walked over to the door. She looked in the peep hole and saw that it was Ethan. She unlocked the door and swing it open.
"Hi." She said smiling. He looked so different.
"Hey Leah." He said and asked "Can I come in?" She let him in and shuts the door. "Nice place." He said checking out her small apartment.
"Do you want something to drink?" She asked.
"Do you have any pop?" He asked.
She nodded and went to her kitchen. She had just bought the case of pop. She grabbed one from the top and preceded to the living room. Ethan had found a place to sit on her bed.
"Here." She said as she handed the can to him.
"Why do you have a bed in here?" He asked popping open his can.
"Because I don't have a couch yet and my TV's right here." Leah said. She picked up her mug and took a sip.
"When did you decide not to get baptized?" Leah asked, breaking the silence.
"After you left. Me and my father got in a fight and I told him that I'm not getting baptized." He put into plain words.
"So why do you still live here in town?" She asked. She didn't want to sound nosey, but this was interesting and she didn't want to know she had something to do with it.
"Saving up money. I hardly see them anymore. Charity is the only one that will come to visit me in town." Ethan explained and asked "You never did tell me why you are here?"
"I did. I'm here to get away from something." She replied. She didn't want to get into detail. It was her second night here.
"From what?" He asked.
'Here we go.' Leah thought.
"From my old life. From the big city, my husband, my marriage." She said walking into the kitchen. She leans over to read the newspaper. Ethan gets up and walks over to her.
"From your marriage. Leah, you're married?" He asked swallowing hard.
"Yes, but we are getting divorced." She said trying to get consumed by the articles in the paper.
"What happened to make you want to get this divorce?" He asked. Now he was sounding nosey.
"I came home from work one night and found him in bed with someone else." She said crossing Ethan.
"Someone would cheat on you?" Ethan asked and " But why?"
"He said work is hard for him right now and he wasn't getting what he needed from me." She answered. . Ethan just shook is head. Leah asked "Can we talk about something else?"
Two hours later, Ethan decides to go home. They get off the bed and walk to the door.
"It was nice seeing you again." Leah said and "You can tell Charity that I'm in town, if she every wants to visit, she can."
Ethan nodded and said "It was sure good to see you too, Leah. Talk to you later?"
"Of course." Leah said. Ethan leaned over and kissed her gently. Memories flooded her mind once again. Ken never kissed her like this. It was so loving. He pulled away and smiled.
"Bye Leah." He said walking away.
"Bye Ethan." Leah said, she could barely speak. His kiss felt so wonderful. It was familiar, and soft.
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Ethan arrived at his own apartment. He didn't live with anyone. He threw his jacket on the couch and went to his fridge, it was bare as usually. He grabbed a glass and went to the sink. He took a drink and sat the cup back down. He was to take a shower and go to bed. Tomorrow he didn't have to be to work until one.
Once out of the shower, he sat on his bed. He put on his PJ pants. Seeing Leah again made his heart beat faster. It's been five years. The only thing he has of her was this one picture and his memories. The summers they spent together, and when they first met. She was the reason he left the Amish ways, but she was never to find out. She was the reason he and his father had those fights.
Ethan laid down on his bed. It felt so empty. He didn't know why he got an full size bed. It was made for two people to sleep in. In his dreams, he sees Leah laying beside him, one day he hopes it comes true. He was shocked when she said she was married. It meant he wouldn't be her first. But maybe, just maybe, he could love in a way that her husband couldn't. Ethan closed his eyes and went to sleep.
That morning, he awoke to the sound of his doorbell. He rolled out of bed and went to the door.
"Charity?" He asked.
"Hi Ethan, I bought you something." She said holding something wrapped in a towel.
"Come in." He said. She walked in and he shut the door. He looked at the clock and it was 7:30am. "Isn't it a little early?"
"Me and Simoen had to come into town for Ma. She misses you dearly. Papa won't even speak of you. Ma's birthday is coming up, maybe you could send her a gift. Let her know that you still think about her." Charity said.
"Maybe. Leah is in town." He said sitting at his table. "What?" Charity asked as she walked over to him.
"Leah, our Leah is back in town." He said clearly.
"Why?" Charity asked.
"She's getting a divorce and needed to leave her town." He said.
"Oh my. Maybe I will visit her. You have her address?" Charity requested. Ethan took out a piece of paper and wrote her address down. He hands it to his sister and she stuffs it in her pocket. "I should go. Simoen is waiting for me." Charity heads toward the door.
"Tell ma thank you for the.." He goes over to the wrapped item. He unwraps it and discover its bread "for the bread." He said. Charity nods. She gives him a hug and walks out of the apartment. Ethan is now too awake to go back to bed. He goes to his room and gets dressed.
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