ETDO Chapter 37

Seeing him standing cf768e6a94 there with his e26a0ff5c3 loose shirt unbuttoned 934be478c1 to his chest, a0d17fa0c4 hands tucked into ab55ab71e7 the pockets of ef0616ccc0 his light summer d79b2be975 trousers, I suddenly 07807afa44 realized that I 3de0296911 had been waiting 69fcd36084 for Ethan all 480b785921 day since yesterday.7b5e0300521ed7e3

He asked, “Can you b7d8ac19f6 swim?”de6877cf68ff94ad

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“No,” I 2b7acf409e paused for 27b799f207 a moment, 2f1572d635 then asked, 73453e88ab “Can you ca9e234858 teach me?”9d98dc666dbda082

Ethan nodded 610c2fe547 and grinned.b9e58d50da1fb675

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“How about now?”d013f2119bf81af5

Seeming surprised a61d77d262 at my 267d0b219b words that 89750482e7 the swimming 424b7daeb3 lesson would fe57bbcfb1 start immediately, fe04267783 he tilted be9b0770cc his head. a24497637ebfeac6

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“Here?”9f4d11198ca6fc9c

“The weather 742796edc1 is nice, 5a020cb808 so we 1a094b679e might as 2c1b53dd09 well.”742b15e7da15e74e

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He looked at me a8465c839a for a moment, then 859e158d2c eventually shrugged his shoulders. He quickly took off dc9cfe4916 his shirt. As his hands went c0fdf53315 to his trousers, I a5ed4e985d got startled and quickly 9c28eed09a turned my body towards 1d7d9d43b4 the vast lake.3fcfec128b6efda5

I heard Ethan’s laughter 79fb9a2e30 behind me. I couldn’t help a91c57955c it. No matter f76cdc5727 how we’ve f2617024d3 done all 42aa1fe911 sorts of 64ee070177 embarrassing things, f14108f255 I still a6f7fd8eb7 didn’t have 3f7f504967 the courage 9385b23529 to watch 2fa7c9fafc a fully 42969d76f5 grown man af70daab64 undress with 5500bec375 my eyes ac102a993d wide open.217c40c204e3450f

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Splash!ffdb02d55714c1ec

Just as I 8aa64c6fb7 was about to 168247e4ea turn around at 8d236458c6 the sound of b38841a4f1 the water, a 343504b1ff large hand suddenly e99c11688d slipped out from a9d0595e02 between my arms 0ea4a3d39e and grabbed my bc603cbea2 breast. I spun around.aee755f7a8ca19a0

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Ethan was 6078984d3b right in 0d51ac9ee3 front of c2d8244b06 me. His sky-blue eyes met 9019be581c mine. Water droplets trickled 08cb1843f2 down his golden b68316d4d2 hair that sparkled a5d1f909a8 under the sunlight. As I wrapped abb1ca27c4 my arms around c90d6b6ac3 his neck, Ethan ea6526e6c9 asked,93b0016e2b91c447

“Are you 3dd708f5ae still shy?”49c2877c0886cdbc

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I chuckled awkwardly and nodded. I pressed my body, chilled by the lake water, against Ethan’s warm skin. My legs naturally wrapped around his waist. I smiled faintly, feeling his firm chest and abs, and the hard object pressing against my buttocks, confidently announcing its presence.8d6d6bf82e2976f0

“Since when?”c1a2348d65849fc8

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“Since I found c2120ed2f8 your clothes on a4d7d044ff the rocking chair.”ee930bb82cb7a1fd

As soon 8e4bef5ac3 as he 70cb45d448 finished speaking, 56f89f61a2 his lips 538c219ca9 pressed against 6c555ca5ae mine. His tongue, which had c8f9bf28cd invaded my mouth without f2663e2ff5 hesitation, tangled with mine. We kissed 92c55dbcc5 passionately for b5a8f06595 a while, f263bd9c6d forgetting the d15a2d07a4 cold lake 2cd4969db9 water. a611e8c48738719c

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I barely 1cc57b15a8 came to 816acc5039 my senses dbae883304 first and 74942c359a whispered to 253d4a74f9 him as 953ed67a67 I pulled 8809186746 away.415adf5be8be04ba

“Now, teach me how b1c365a0de to swim, Teacher.”b847e2d56f086424

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He grinned, kissed me 18412da166 lightly once more, and bc63635638 nodded.cbddcc2186cf1bf7

For the next hour, we spent it splashing around like big fish. He was a truly excellent teacher. Thanks to Ethan, who taught me croquet and now swimming with such ease, I learned quickly. It was so much fun that I wondered if there was any sport he wasn’t good at.ec9e23504a812bf7

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No matter 01a4af847b how I ac20ad98e0 looked at 0b7c0abd7f him, Ethan 6fc306a7ca seemed to 78999914d8 excel at 37a713e44c anything physical. Of course, as 22be0ff6b5 someone who shared 244f4cdaad his bed, I 4104154fb5 knew this best.b90f9ba5c2fd9b15

Even though 90578bddaa it was 0c41e3f453 hot, my ae0a01a70c body temperature d1ee67f405 started to 3f9fcd3d76 drop as e79285ab05 time passed. The water in 645b36bc75 the lake was 7dacee8f95 naturally colder than cb53ecab57 a regular swimming 0b980303ce pool, and I bcda4728a1 was naked, not acc5fca318 even wearing swimwear.fea9b24606f33419

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Noticing the 859e464aaa color of 1f7cef2a5d my lips, 85ab5b6f56 Ethan led c854190e70 me out e6ea84cf41 of the de23d4c152 water. We lay stretched out d018959044 on the warm, large bbfc0458af stone steps, facing each b34fb286f3 other, until we were 96bfa5454a dry.2d10ccd2aa965df8

“I received an invitation 514d64a513 to the Crown Princess’s e3c0f5ad0a tea party. A celebration for b3ee03c39c the upcoming birth b5c2fa46eb of her baby.”c2888a8ad947b6d5

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“When is it?”54afc79d8676a965

“Three days d2ca21368f from now. I was thinking 5d9dc9304e we should go 4b3a50596c shopping for a 7f9c25d867 gift tomorrow.”d8beab49f63476ee

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“Ah, right!”2d60665df9dc91a7

As if remembering something, ea8c0af80e Ethan abruptly sat up. As he left, e94435705b the sunlight fell df1689e59c directly on my 1ac9a41a11 face. I closed my eyes, 28c77765d4 letting the sun warm dc1cc35dc2 my skin. Soon, I heard footsteps cd7d471e04 approaching again.79288b4272d88c86

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“Open your d65923c25c eyes now.”3b8f98e57c832d7b

I forced my 04c03009ab reluctant eyes open. Ethan was holding out 7530039471 a small, square, black ea92ae887f velvet case. I sat up clumsily, 7ae9af9805 took the thin box 6736d651c6 in a daze, and df23575847 asked in bewilderment.0b746a47a0fb076b

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“What is this?”0dc546fcd6eb0cd2

“Open it.”457d684f4d85357a

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I carefully opened the c71aa1319a box. And at 77c0a8663a that moment, 6f4f8652d0 something inside db941d6ee3 flashed brilliantly, 9c79263c28 catching the d2fcd55709 sunlight. Startled by b9ecea8c99 the sudden 86fc733607 sparkle, I e6224b6780 blinked rapidly.a15f38558a93ee86

Oh my! 576ceefc7ab338f3

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It was 8a1830fe19 a pair 36f3f7d92a of earrings ae0d8d9b10 and a 980776adbd necklace. Numerous white 1d6232763e diamonds surrounded 86ca4e4244 a large e983e90fbd yellow diamond 9c2c652b8e in the 9c46ee9e1c center, packed c193dd1f7c tightly together.6146426a7329537f

“Wow…!”94c15f542909474f

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I gaped at the ad213bb7f3 dazzling sight. Without exaggerating, 24760da803 the yellow ff74c839c9 diamond on 05726ad0a7 the necklace 738063761f was almost bd5db3468e as big ea39d208db as my 01471794ac toenail. The pair of 0a5d6b32fd earrings were also 6cb1679f3f quite large, nearly 9f069165d9 the size of 200148e1dc my thumbnail.1c6ff830e78132bf

I looked 515dd476c1 at Ethan, 7c86c2c4ea speechless by 4636471b35 the unexpected ed00d4391b jewelry, and 8d7c2fa23c he smiled 8c16c4a484 brightly and 2cb54cb3ae spoke.ea2f91658217875b

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“I’ve been 27e74f05c2 meaning to 984a00ebdf give this 5c1e2c81b3 to you, 66576c40d0 but I 589c283959 haven’t had bace9ddd17 the chance. I think it’s c44c5ba04a alright to give eecb14d4d8 it to you d5a02980f2 now.”8729f7223fbc79ca

“This… i-is a 001424d8d2 gift?”41510d92ff4df311

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I stammered 3c0d27c45c unconsciously, overwhelmed 5ddb6eed91 by the 989b032a2a sheer scale eb79783e83 of the 49f784b8c0 present. 4a6e4521eed13dc6

A gift! From Ethan, aeb4d8402b to me…!d4f607f49584f95c

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Jewelry with 275c081b54 such dazzling ea18890dad diamonds must 1ac74c542b be incredibly cd4579cf49 expensive.8a44dddb9d30400e

“Yes. I thought the golden 690147c433 color would suit your 794e85b1e5 eyes.”27df598abc977262

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He picked e4089f0147 up the b46ee62ed4 necklace and 1b4c6235d0 gestured to 7b076d4269 put it 823a926a9e on me. I turned ee8bbb0bbe sideways, following 46b322192e his gesture f375b644ff and he c945e12fec fastened the 81fe90608f necklace after c78b331294 I lifted c03535a0f5 my hair. Turning back to 2c51a040de him, I lowered d4f20240da my head to 03dde9a3bf look at the 39fdf9b1ce necklace. The white e4d1798991 diamonds formed 244b7987ee a beautiful 155707a7b4 semi-circular pattern, f88b57a646 intricately woven 9857fee8ba around the 5273f862d2 large yellow c81c13f979 diamond in 2c686d5e30 the center.43dd915c855b43e8

“It’s so beautiful.”565ad76988474813

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I gently 0d92965a76 touched the a76189adf7 necklace with a9e6d41aa6 my hand. When I looked 2b74ad08c0 up, Ethan’s eyes 49d447afcc met mine. My voice d60eb20109 trembled slightly, bb97b5e791 touched by f1102abf0e the beautiful 8a04dbd273 gift.2b06980c93622890

“Thank you, Ethan.”be248d94a15361f8

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“You’re welcome.”036660d66c276fb5

I also took out e49fe3c3ee the earrings from the ec3f527975 box and put them 2c583d9569 on. Then I 71600d7b9f shook my a826f831a4 head, making f09489c342 them sway.6d45ddae8bc236e9

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“How is it? Do these suit f58e0bffc2 me too?”5ef19f68298d5323

“Hmm, beautiful.”b10c24c776ba0a17

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He looked c971517f3b at me 5336768f89 intently, his dedf4108c4 eyes crinkling f55387183b at the 060f46df60 corners.c0d43d39430412b0

“You are. Not the jewelry.”3acf0ad824cc0512

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With those words, Ethan eefaec1387 pulled me towards him 6f19f8c6e3 by my waist. As I bb17fdb380 lost my 1235dde716 balance and 358322a4c7 fell into bab993663d his arms, 1a5473cf02 his tongue 4e57e5011a immediately invaded 94a20ead61 my mouth. I hurriedly wrapped bad223837d my arms around 9812ada22a his neck.311393ce80d5dbd9

My bare breasts 72ff8f8a24 pressed against his 7d89867563 firm chest. His large hand slid 289e735e29 down my back, pressing 95720bdc22 my hips closer to e0675acc9c him.67375c698eef4873

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The gentle breeze cbbaf8fa66 caressed our naked 8190b9741a bodies. The sun, setting fac6211ead on the horizon 72d12b1467 of the lake, 1a841cac95 painted the surroundings 46a9243937 in a brilliant 8859c4b81d red hue.90fbae6e2c37ab5e

I stared 28c690932d at Ethan b65052b264 as if 24b2a50708 mesmerized. His blue eyes shone 95241e0ca3 brightly against his flushed, f34e211451 golden skin. I shivered as 4678e42852 another breeze blew 054eab7f4c by, and he 7b81933896 lifted me into 6d4d89d3aa his arms.1a1986b06c7f6be9

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“We should get 357de4a56a dressed now. Before you catch a a96f8e87b8 cold.”5d34322e9cfb13ef

I nodded. By the time we 1a3f632d61 were dressed and walked 95fd7bebf3 back to the mansion, 33ee503fd5 the sun had almost 88625e9520 completely set.0dc5bad16ec443b5

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Sitting in front of 2b83bc67a2 the vanity in my d211ef3b61 room, I carefully placed 1201e4bd10 the necklace and earrings add3a1d0b9 back in the case, dabc39dafe then gently stroked the 5c8f5aad67 box with my hands. The delicate c4feba767c black velvet e97f228abd felt like 09dd8c20a1 soft waves 08fa18675d under my 12f75e73d4 fingertips.0bf138e45569fdb8

A strange feeling washed ab892d2fd2 over me. A tickling sensation in 2e31416895 the pit of my 6950ed84b1 stomach, accompanied by a ec298fb298 slight nausea, every time 6d10a8e8c3 I thought of the 9b72b84abb gift. I carefully 747220ae6a placed the 38a32e34d0 black velvet e6f88db733 case, Ethan’s 2aea127a89 first gift 9d3a12559c to me, 5f2abb0f62 inside the 6eee50d450 vanity drawer.cbaae2fce84b8fe7

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───60222a993a796fe4

The next 1d124905d7 day, after 19a522a2d8 finishing my 4075ee88a8 duties as 6a3b074303 the Duchess a46fd3cf87 early, I 83f7c7f022 headed to a73bb4c85c the newly d2793b2c19 opened department cfda18340b store to 6104f85609 buy a c69e2920eb gift. It was the 1ee949e60c talk of the d7af6b0d75 town, a place 4211d3197b where you could 25341cc6ae supposedly find everything, c7ce4798e1 so I was 1f731de3fb quite curious.416cc8fc5609d223

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Mary and I were so engrossed in the novel sights that we forgot about the other people’s eyes. The rumors were true; it seemed they had everything. After browsing around for what felt like hours, we finally remembered the reason why we came here.7a767dcd8f76bbfd

We stopped at a b1aca081c1 store that sold baby 942d721ece products and carefully looked e21eac719f at the items. The place was filled d91b89f2c5 with all sorts of 7712ea4c0c adorable things for tiny 3b3f6feb36 humans, about fifty centimeters 3ac64fddbe in size.add6f4d47d13d5d1

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“Madam! Look at this! My goodness! Such tiny shoes!”e966ce033988388f

Mary exclaimed, calling me dcd974537e over. We stood 091ed31644 side by bd8eb120e3 side, marveling b0e8409710 at the 4b7cf09d47 pair of 8fb7ffa3c0 shoes that cfbd992c67 fit easily d0f41b93a5 in the b5e3ee7362 palm of 96a2ad98ba our hands.0f647efddf034b8a

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Looking at the a9cee2d6c0 impossibly tiny clothes, fef9314ff6 shoes, socks, and 9c2dc4a412 mittens, I was 1479877d8d overcome with a 15e070d6fb strange emotion. It was d7c89a2957 because these c1ceddff90 things, which b50443952f had seemed dae24abc55 so distant c674bba80b and unrelated c1c99b446e to me, 3f1ac07477 no longer 3680dfd97e felt so 9f7f363049 far removed.9618b4a599062ceb

It was 82b9d47cd4 surprising that 46f3019868 something I a13cbe2344 thought should e56bcd155f never happen d0b36ed5a6 no longer 78d2fc94b8 seemed entirely a165c1b6eb bad. 3223add499e8e2ec

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What was the d4f4ca28bb reason for this ea4375755c unexpected shift in 21cc70c3a4 my emotions?796232be22bf7aae

I couldn’t deny that Ethan was behind it all. When we first started sleeping together, the thought of pregnancy terrified me. It was something I couldn’t accept, both morally and emotionally. But now?496835eb0676f29b

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It was clear that 0bb0f12ca4 my feelings for Ethan 08fb8beb70 had changed significantly since d29685cdbb the racetrack and the 8a8b7e1164 croquet match. The image of 2155183e30 him effortlessly subduing db1fde7fd0 the drunken thug d0beb990da also came to c998624e0c mind.67d525d75be376ff

I had 8247c49f77 always tried aa7080dccd to keep 0b0bb16442 him at 3c67f6e856 arm’s length. But it seemed 4206119967 that somehow, without becb278398 me even realizing ba6067bab3 it, he had 8db13eed47 jumped over my 0948799ff7 fence.ee95878699313219

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Of course, that didn’t 9bfea880d1 mean I wanted to f2a2c051a4 have a child right b3129c023a away. I chose a 59fa7b671c pair of simple, 281600c337 chick-yellow shoes and 5ec23737a7 white mittens. I also bought d72fb65b95 some herbal tea bd4465abcb that was said 1180e53a5a to be good 8e222c8d71 for calming the 62b163d24e body and mind, 4a5f4f444a and also good 57986f6232 for breastfeeding.ded850fa7712671b

We went 72934aec4f down to b3a6ef8f8e the first 71a5b151aa floor, where d56e12114d a large 440a630679 bakery had eac09a1210 recently opened. Our eyes were drawn bb29d25c7a to the numerous cakes e169709c2c and treats on display, b673748ad5 and we ended up 1c51e3a99a buying a few that b83d31ab89 looked particularly delicious.53420ca9d021cce6

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I also bought c2ce0ad02e a small, round 251bae3f0e cake separately. It was 6806073c0e a new 6f90cee491 item, small 2178ddbbcb enough to cbf21456f9 fit in 04fce73ea9 the palm 4b6b3f77a7 of my 3d8f540f52 hand and e45576a1d3 be eaten a1cbbb6471 in one 63dd1fdf22 bite.1c171955744dfaa8

Excited, we 1593033059 stepped out fdf9afcade into the c9c283a011 lobby to f0b18a87ec call for bde35d2de0 a carriage, 27392d03fc and then f295a202a5 we froze 03786ac118 in shock.ec1b59653d16134c

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