Morgan

I heard mom and Clarissa in the kitchen. I took a deep breath and led Ethan back to where they were at.

“Hey.” I greeted them and walked over to the table where they both were seated. Ethan just hung back in the doorway. It was like he was nervous to be around them. I motioned with my hand that there was another person in the room.“Um, we’re gonna go to my room and study.” Both sets of eyes traveled over to where I’d pointed, and both women looked to be surprised by who it was.

“Ethan.” Clarissa got up from her seat and shuffled her feet across the floor. She pulled him into a tight hug and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “It’s been a long time.”

“Hey, how’s everything going?” Ethan hugged her back then let go. She seemed to be questioning him with her eyes as to why he was here and why he was with me.

“It’s going.” Clarissa sat back down beside mom. &ldquo