16. BOILING RUBY

~RUBY

Ethan was staring at me incredulously.

"What...what were you doing?" He asked. I knew he heard me. The expression on his face betrayed the lie in his question.

He heard me loud and clear. And if what I remember was what I really said, then I had just messed up.

I mean, who would make a promise to their husband and then go back on their word immediately the husband leaves the room?

You're right. That's me.

I opened my mouth to speak but no excuse came out.

"I believed I just asked you a question," he repeated and I began to panic. I detested lying, I had never been good at it. And I did not even want to lie to him of all people.

He’s my husband. The one I was slowly falling in love with.

Therefore, this left me with the only option of telling the truth. The thought of admitting that I was just snapping at his brother made me shrink away.

He would definitely hate me.

"I..." I started to say when Ash cared his throat.

"We were just role-playing.