ETDO Chapter 37

Seeing him standing 5de4de9eb1 there with his 4d42a26a2d loose shirt unbuttoned 31f62b2b12 to his chest, 99fc8fe3cd hands tucked into d9012459cc the pockets of d51bc59c6b his light summer 32e50e1dbe trousers, I suddenly 8a30a094bb realized that I 6f38499ba1 had been waiting dcf8251a2d for Ethan all c46070b46d day since yesterday.1636e7e4ed0b99e4

He asked, “Can 7b1e5d3264 you swim?”eb06aa90b5f28ced

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“No,” I paused 1a4b424e43 for a moment, 0b1b012684 then asked, “Can 5371410fb9 you teach me?”ce6b00b891121832

Ethan nodded and 4c456ef5bb grinned.0ecde16b8a83970a

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“How about now?”803e74ec9381aa02

Seeming surprised at my d2bcb6ff98 words that the swimming ba7d4a252c lesson would start immediately, 876977faaa he tilted his head. 02a72605126f02ed

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“Here?”a632144c4ebc5839

“The weather is 724c2cc933 nice, so we eabff10995 might as well.”125cf3c3d2abe2dd

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He looked at 5484a6ea9a me for a 4b3539ec5d moment, then eventually edd5f59995 shrugged his shoulders. He quickly 5dab3821f2 took off 1cf42f6237 his shirt. As his hands went aeb532fff4 to his trousers, I 6e5705ff6a got startled and quickly dd0a88d2b6 turned my body towards 952ce330f5 the vast lake.bb608106f2d42ac9

I heard Ethan’s 81fc4d9ced laughter behind me. I couldn’t help a82fd87d7a it. No matter 0bb8d8a15d how we’ve 03b217bade done all f5d2071c34 sorts of 38570710d7 embarrassing things, 262a62e330 I still 2ef5ca5ce4 didn’t have 3dc5cfe955 the courage 735ca65a4e to watch 70aa8ddee8 a fully 713945c5f7 grown man d11bae1f56 undress with 8821a19bba my eyes d3a7ec72e5 wide open.37fa83b08b2b615f

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Splash!06eb4817fb5540a5

Just as bdca6bd8cf I was 1534c07bf7 about to f85d6172c6 turn around 7e4de19f9d at the 0efb641a96 sound of 8a452fac89 the water, e8942ba0ad a large 0309f60c47 hand suddenly 66e139e03f slipped out 4d5cf4f848 from between b0fc46a740 my arms d928bda4ab and grabbed e54957aa61 my breast. I spun around.1395437778b3b36b

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Ethan was 62d1a8adff right in 3b7f68fac8 front of 30e5483d8d me. His sky-blue a02bc61ff2 eyes met cd93e3f294 mine. Water droplets 05eca2263e trickled down 2ea9eb0d0d his golden 0375699cd1 hair that 42f57619d1 sparkled under b6f6696720 the sunlight. As I 013f99d762 wrapped my 4a359c0ae5 arms around 7f4300ec83 his neck, 1735c46d86 Ethan asked,159061161ac8aeab

“Are you still e5d2b4e186 shy?”3a9a7bd83ea6ed1d

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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.1b23aecbb4bda0f4

“Since when?”85c1ed4c0c155b2e

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“Since I found 32137fdd78 your clothes on befcdde1a0 the rocking chair.”02838841775d828e

As soon as he 942d32e478 finished speaking, his lips 463f77a559 pressed against mine. His tongue, which bb3f623cd8 had invaded my 4a78572610 mouth without hesitation, 6f48b89434 tangled with mine. We kissed passionately for 6de98341c2 a while, forgetting the b7badb86c1 cold lake water. ffda1740fb982eca

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I barely came to f49cbce931 my senses first and 08775913ee whispered to him as af36ff2861 I pulled away.5dbb71c324474458

“Now, teach 7e40618465 me how 6dd15e6963 to swim, 569e0d5fec Teacher.”c1fdec331e490d6a

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He grinned, kissed me 6dce016cf1 lightly once more, and 95e738dc8b nodded.57e37798071309e6

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.53d6e1641e3f98b2

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No matter how I 9a6ec09349 looked at him, Ethan 3bd7edf5aa seemed to excel at 5bc65a332e anything physical. Of course, 8f075ece7c as someone e62b349ca0 who shared 0336449b81 his bed, 656c7641a0 I knew a69deb428b this best.fa3cf11e2c0365f4

Even though 89ca152fd3 it was ad73fc23df hot, my d47ca80ed3 body temperature 111c67bdbe started to f840333710 drop as fe0de6ebed time passed. The water 0a59365372 in the 37403ce3e5 lake was 3cfc9a4883 naturally colder d9dfac25df than a d470b85fe8 regular swimming e60459d6ee pool, and b8840ffa92 I was b7ee43b2d6 naked, not 93d0b6378b even wearing bf8c7c00f6 swimwear.33b34f2fcabd955e

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Noticing the ef97f2754e color of 547eede289 my lips, 5f9eea06ef Ethan led 64c4be0ebb me out 23a9527b5b of the 84baea9cbb water. We lay stretched out f0542aabc8 on the warm, large e3b41b585b stone steps, facing each 911eafda9b other, until we were 25df0c1b6b dry.5a304cce85d0ca4b

“I received an e515b294ee invitation to the c0bdf56bbb Crown Princess’s tea a06abdb024 party. A celebration for e3da691e8f the upcoming birth 50f800a119 of her baby.”7af09dd9c0e7512b

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“When is it?”d1f859d0f7281a6d

“Three days a4ff522322 from now. I was thinking 8cf134f61d we should go 4c465f53fa shopping for a 26755f3fcc gift tomorrow.”d58f3da3771ea35f

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“Ah, right!”8dcb4e373f4d4c8c

As if remembering 88b56d9c69 something, Ethan abruptly af9de2d0b2 sat up. As he left, the 9cb85b9f84 sunlight fell directly on cf1a7857d8 my face. I closed my eyes, aa70e98a0a letting the sun warm ee47fce9ed my skin. Soon, I 4e3ee700a8 heard footsteps 7faf6e27c6 approaching again.9ff8929ac2fae861

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“Open your eyes 6e3e2ca058 now.”ea4e692810b26151

I forced my 767265487d reluctant eyes open. Ethan was holding ea74fe5414 out a small, 56253f673a square, black velvet 3bdd637122 case. I sat up clumsily, 9b6bd83d86 took the thin box 5d5af6e26b in a daze, and c80665e6ec asked in bewilderment.94ce9b1a887541c0

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“What is this?”6619f54436b065ef

“Open it.”afe4200ceb052ca9

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I carefully opened 9224befa54 the box. And at 763166288d that moment, ba2861672a something inside cecd595df8 flashed brilliantly, 552505754f catching the 046e65d5f4 sunlight. Startled by the sudden 46eaaf102a sparkle, I blinked rapidly.10c0e630d0ef68f2

Oh my! 05e07a29a698ad20

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It was a pair 04cae033b5 of earrings and a fa2f358d3c necklace. Numerous white diamonds 2b6ecab395 surrounded a large 78a7fc6d38 yellow diamond in 1dcaa986a9 the center, packed c2e81b2603 tightly together.434b8d00b088ee10

“Wow…!”276773f0c31c3451

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I gaped at a11341afba the dazzling sight. Without exaggerating, the b1a454fbc1 yellow diamond on 1d57cfa778 the necklace was 15223dcfd8 almost as big 2b549475d5 as my toenail. The pair of earrings a7f921e342 were also quite large, 5e902dbfe8 nearly the size of 601256524d my thumbnail.5626501c4d255c66

I looked at c1d87a277e Ethan, speechless by b667e1c760 the unexpected jewelry, c8d6546e1a and he smiled 8204e207a7 brightly and spoke.7099450cadd8d03a

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“I’ve been meaning to f3d43edcd2 give this to you, abb801f49a but I haven’t had fa15a26f60 the chance. I think it’s 50446b513e alright to give cdd99e0456 it to you 8f72b2017d now.”4326a9d863c7dd40

“This… i-is ebfec27936 a gift?”f15aedc07f4d93c8

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I stammered unconsciously, overwhelmed a78137184b by the sheer scale 17650250af of the present. 4db0cdfd6247d78a

A gift! From Ethan, to me…!713b0f05b4360acb

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Jewelry with 4dcfc8b0f5 such dazzling a0f4a71ca5 diamonds must 60e2bd5a0a be incredibly 6585cace58 expensive.c7bd978f6d605442

“Yes. I thought the c5f56897bb golden color would bfaf427d34 suit your eyes.”09cac3c364d868aa

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He picked d8de6c2cfe up the fe0251465c necklace and 36136f70fe gestured to cd1b8686f4 put it 9dd18758c0 on me. I turned sideways, 00a30e3bab following his gesture d18aa4b3f6 and he fastened 9d17420d06 the necklace after 52124afe8f I lifted my 7eae1c935f hair. Turning back 391aa36518 to him, 4f1ea15743 I lowered 13901ef181 my head 1c30c231b8 to look 876075a72a at the 75a2251cbf necklace. The white ff2a9b96fa diamonds formed 2d297fd6a3 a beautiful 1bdbbe5e9c semi-circular pattern, 7d5c637bea intricately woven 0fcb5b2c70 around the fc3c8635e0 large yellow 03d92519d6 diamond in 3d6f48455b the center.dd9b08140dcc1655

“It’s so beautiful.”e522021db987f138

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I gently touched 9b85946f62 the necklace with b24a0ef928 my hand. When I looked 7d4b87bd57 up, Ethan’s eyes b2dffcb786 met mine. My voice trembled 0ec28de9a8 slightly, touched by 37c1de2474 the beautiful gift.9d7196da21ae46a5

“Thank you, Ethan.”53993ce3745f8f37

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“You’re welcome.”1524d94fbbe5e47e

I also took out 710fcef0a9 the earrings from the 084edcfa34 box and put them fd502bade1 on. Then I shook my 5d54d7d7c2 head, making them sway.ccb2c18ca87a81cb

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“How is it? Do these 21e0b93674 suit me cb03e01899 too?”6c54c407a63ff932

“Hmm, beautiful.”41388190c449d477

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He looked at 30b03180a1 me intently, his 1317ca7059 eyes crinkling at f726ae2507 the corners.a84b959a595ef983

“You are. Not the jewelry.”62cc1ece0b2e8f91

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With those words, Ethan 72a66abcbd pulled me towards him c618b22439 by my waist. As I b761836073 lost my 5c6679f31a balance and afff225f9c fell into 7d302553ed his arms, fbf807e0a6 his tongue 85bb2a446b immediately invaded 44c458f460 my mouth. I hurriedly wrapped 96e1437540 my arms around 821f38172f his neck.f1413cf9c53a9492

My bare breasts 0e83cefa97 pressed against his 2c2e3470cb firm chest. His large hand slid 0e4382bf57 down my back, pressing 2d34846ecd my hips closer to 028421fff3 him.0980c594dcc954d7

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The gentle d4ef00430c breeze caressed dcefb2ad58 our naked 61f3ef6036 bodies. The sun, 895a5479c4 setting on e1796f2c4f the horizon 0070db6d33 of the 00cbe04711 lake, painted 5d889c4d03 the surroundings d381a37e28 in a 648360e6f2 brilliant red ae16b7f6c8 hue.ff0332d9ac5e1d9c

I stared at c7c4235a39 Ethan as if 8a7b49c381 mesmerized. His blue eyes shone 72c49994f9 brightly against his flushed, 5765827842 golden skin. I shivered as another 2a4142d5ef breeze blew by, and df1b241a53 he lifted me into 845d3b7b60 his arms.4e472a5f98e91905

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“We should get 50468183e7 dressed now. Before you catch a e0c8967f74 cold.”74b0bd90a75343a4

I nodded. By the f09d26c748 time we 008413b584 were dressed b11b2b3878 and walked 4317db5b91 back to 28be8ec961 the mansion, 7a2e4d146b the sun 8c8a7fadd8 had almost b9558761d3 completely set.fcea0dd899b389ed

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Sitting in front 7834ecd52d of the vanity e009f5b851 in my room, 976d72403c I carefully placed 116f8b5505 the necklace and ad0cdce12d earrings back in bf5a0b5128 the case, then e3d10e8806 gently stroked the 01d0723e8d box with my 1142605e68 hands. The delicate black a2ad7e3127 velvet felt like b414d7296d soft waves under 18c5f9fffe my fingertips.2b35969250380733

A strange feeling 038c254183 washed over me. A tickling sensation e7dda7aa53 in the pit 4de7da3a70 of my stomach, 8cbfd95626 accompanied by a 71baebae35 slight nausea, every ad092c5ad7 time I thought 932172e83f of the gift. I carefully placed the 26c7189e75 black velvet case, Ethan’s ff8f2fff15 first gift to me, c211acf7a2 inside the vanity drawer.dab4a49ca02d2d38

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───cc47922921a24b35

The next day, 95a2940582 after finishing my d0d4cd0622 duties as the 58a7d38f95 Duchess early, I a2e133fc52 headed to the 390de5f339 newly opened department ffc5aedfa1 store to buy 4939754cdf a gift. It was the 46e31b0adc talk of the be521dbf98 town, a place ccfae0c847 where you could 66494b8bb9 supposedly find everything, f7b657f95b so I was 6bbdd9e9c2 quite curious.a77137282f28c573

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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.78713ce14d2a047c

We stopped at a af198d22cc store that sold baby 2986b6b6cf products and carefully looked 6e0096f138 at the items. The place was filled 882a241501 with all sorts of 2f511a9f32 adorable things for tiny 8d976ecbe2 humans, about fifty centimeters eb13e0e931 in size.fbd7c3c45fe4a97f

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“Madam! Look at this! My goodness! Such tiny shoes!”eb37158f7f8f51f0

Mary exclaimed, calling 679d235e54 me over. We stood side by f71b2bf538 side, marveling at the 3c13d2ed92 pair of shoes that 8f0e53971c fit easily in the a5049c1723 palm of our hands.d62f4f5486acb8d9

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Looking at the impossibly 7edd75c518 tiny clothes, shoes, socks, 2181bac42e and mittens, I was 678ac2cd76 overcome with a strange d30bfc36d0 emotion. It was b61f2071b4 because these ad11b413ca things, which 942e398c58 had seemed 677c67035b so distant a14e6a1b4c and unrelated 2f03bbd6c4 to me, 981a39ca25 no longer d8b15c3a50 felt so 26072c2380 far removed.420c887f82b5833d

It was surprising 0b5b6e7267 that something I 83eaa800ce thought should never ddbace5e93 happen no longer b51778374b seemed entirely bad. e2a6dc8491c13d39

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What was the 6b62546475 reason for this 84b11556b5 unexpected shift in 4f89b7bb81 my emotions?848c8bc6f28d3884

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?934f112eb43288c9

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It was clear 44afa2d05d that my feelings aa1e527312 for Ethan had 2dd5dfecce changed significantly since 95cdc9f109 the racetrack and 0679dbac52 the croquet match. The image 53d07e1642 of him 7f1bddf29f effortlessly subduing 2a3d1fe047 the drunken 2b9dff694d thug also 0d55b00973 came to 29cbc15626 mind.0051da4577876540

I had always tried 252c4659f3 to keep him at 0070897481 arm’s length. But it seemed that f4853d2a14 somehow, without me even cb779a3d19 realizing it, he had 2c60480509 jumped over my fence.3ed68c551d88131e

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Of course, that 90fa9b2530 didn’t mean I 754e955168 wanted to have 8509eb5afd a child right 1124fe8146 away. I chose a 444ac6a9ee pair of simple, e3a312fcc3 chick-yellow shoes and 0e6186be92 white mittens. I also bought some b1ee1ae44c herbal tea that was a2ca0e97bf said to be good 520705f86b for calming the body 49913526e3 and mind, and also 391ecd3c33 good for breastfeeding.21b27eacc0901c5f

We went down to 5a337782d3 the first floor, where b447f9e651 a large bakery had df477034bd recently opened. Our eyes were 09db703f06 drawn to the ffa22d4f8f numerous cakes and 2eac6eeb88 treats on display, 36e8ff49d1 and we ended eff8c3fb48 up buying a 34264e0dd2 few that looked 259c2d5833 particularly delicious.7d241cf0f500a466

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I also bought a 0df0cf0177 small, round cake separately. It was f260710a7c a new 482f6fa28b item, small 6c154d9534 enough to b1950f4ddb fit in ad020fe9ae the palm b6aa97e917 of my 1e7135542d hand and 0ef58d9680 be eaten ac7da9151d in one 9ff2fbed6b bite.482ae448a45be2bf

Excited, we stepped 4b7029a8dc out into the 0496ab4da6 lobby to call dea215ae9d for a carriage, d8d68edbf2 and then we b21ed6d06b froze in shock.5d9ea785eb74561d

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