A Trouble Magnet

"Ah! Don't give me that look." Eve yelped and jumped down from his lap. "It– It isn't something serious, anyways." She laughed nervously and was about to walk away.

"Come back." Ethan grabbed her hand and she fell back onto his lap. "Tell me how you sustained this injury, Eve. I want the truth."

Eve grimaced and she cowered. She didn't like this look on his face.

"A–Aren't you supposed to be all over me now, anxious and asking how I feel? Why do you look like you're going to skin me alive?"

"Tell me. Now!" Ethan snapped and she flinched.

Would telling him be a great idea? What if he got madder? But Ethan was super mad as it is. She could swear he was at the brink of his anger.

"Come on, Honey." She ran her hands on his necktie and slowly undid it. "I didn't even get hit by the taxi, someone came in time to save me."

"A taxi?" Ethan caught her hands in his.

"Yeah." Eve wriggled her hands free and placed them on his chest. "So it is not something to worry about. It is just a tiny b