Private Emotions – Promises (The Private Emotions Trilogy) Read Online Free

waiting for us and as he opened the door we climbed in and snuggled together in the back seat. I did not have to worry about my car because Barry would drive it back to Woody’s Tavern and park it there for me. I could always pop over and collect the keys from him the following day.
    Ethan tried to feed me strawberries and whipped cream from the platter that was in the car. “I just couldn’t have any more to eat. I am still full from our meal.” I fed him a piece of fruit and his tongue licked my finger as he took it. I felt a jolt of electricity in the pit of my stomach and it gave me the idea of what his tongue would feel like somewhere else, but sex was not going to be on the agenda this evening. This was our time to reconnect and tonight I felt that we did just that. Hopefully that connection was on a deeper level to what we had before and it would peel back another layer from the complexity of who we were.
    The drive back to his apartment was too short for my taste. I could have easily lived in this moment forever but even fairytales have an ending. Once the car stopped at his place, he got out and then stopped in his tracks. He turned around, bent his frame into the back of the car where I sat, kissed the back of my hand and then went on his way. It was a fun and enjoyable day and I could not help but think if there could be anything more between us. I knew that our situation was not ideal but whose situation is? Maybe, he wasn’t the man for me after all and I would just have to move on without him. All today proved to me was that he did care for me but he might not ever be ready to move on. That was something I would have to accept, but despite this, I knew one thing for sure. I still wanted him in my life, regardless of the circumstances.

    Chapter Two Rekindled Fires
    “That’s the best news I’ve heard in a long time. I would say we have something to celebrate and should all get together as soon as possible. I’ll invite Ethan and you can make your announcement at a dinner party at my place. I’ll put on a little soirée this evening and that will be our way of celebrating.”
    “Emily, you don’t have to do that and it would be just as nice to have you here with us to enjoy our news, although I can see the benefit of having Ethan there too. This might show him that the future is not always written and sometimes you have to go with the flow, as life always finds a way of surprising us.” Maria was giving me the green light to invite Ethan to our little get-together this evening and now it was just a matter of finding out if he could make it on such short notice.
    “Don’t worry, I doubt that it would take much arm-twisting to get him to join us but it’s going to depend on his schedule and if he’s busy or not.” After I got off the phone with Maria, I immediately contacted Ethan but got his secretary who said that he was in a meeting and would call me right back. Ever since we got back from our picnic on the river’s edge, he was more open and honest with me, but still wasn’t ready to talk about Henrietta and their relationship together. Susan had told me that this would be a major stepping stone to overcome but it would be a catalyst to something more happening between the two of us.
    Having him back in my life again was giving me a newfound energy and I began to see further than just today or tomorrow.
    My phone rang a few minutes later and Ethan said, “I do have one more meeting this afternoon and then I am all yours. It would be my honor to spend the evening with you and your friends. If they are important to you then they are important to me as well.”
    “This is just a dinner so you don’t have to be on your game tonight. Just be yourself like the person I saw at the river the other night. That is the person that I want in my life, not the arrogant ladies’ man that first came to my door with a proposal to help me with my sexual development.”
    “I’ll try but I can’t help who