Chapter 88

"Where are you, man?" Fred, Ethan's friend, shouted into the phone.

"Um, tidying stuff up," Ethan said. "I'm moving to my new office on Monday."

"Yes! That's the real reason I called you. I'm sorry I missed your party, but I'm back now, and you know what that means."

More booze, girls and music all night. It was going to be fun, all right, but Ethan had a huge mountain before him to move first. The parties and girls could wait for all he cared.

"You're home alone, bro?" Fred asked.

It was noon on Sunday and Elena had just left the house, probably to be with Liam again. The pathetic angel. His parents had gone out too, to wherever they had; he didn't care. This was one of the moments he cherished; when he was home alone.

"More or less," he said. "Any development?"

"You stay right there; I'm bringing to you the biggest surprise of your life."

He rolled his eyes. "What surprise? Are you bringing Anna Wilson?" His highschool crush. He had lost her contact — well, never had it, she was tha