His Drama Queen novel Chapter 20

"He's now in Australia with his wife. We can go visit them sometimes."

"In Australia?" I asked, raising up my eyebrows. I have never gone to Australia, but I would love to. "I would love to go there someday."

"Let's go tomorrow," Ethan replied casually.

I slapped him on his arm. "We have dinner with Rose tomorrow."

"Oh yes." Ethan facepalmed himself. "I almost forgot. And oh, I want to tell you something. Since you're officially my girlfriend---,"

"What?! When?" I asked half in shock, half surprise.

"Yesterday of course. When we kissed. You're officially my girlfriend. I don't like to share."

The way he said it, it sounds so good. I grinned, leaned over, and bit his bottom lip. "I like the sound of that."

"Tease!" He scolded when I sat back on my seat, not continuing the lip-biting that would lead to kissing and other things.

"Patience, darling," I whispered. "Anyways," I said in a normal voice. "What did you want to say?"

"Oh yes, we are invited to attend the yearly ball in Dubai in two weeks."

Nicole Vargas

"It's crazy how we went from pretend relationship to real relationship so fast." I laughed as I took a bite of the chicken wing. We sat in the living room couch eating our Thai food. It was a great night. The curtains of the huge windows were open so that the moonlight shone into our living room.

After our order was ready we immediately drove home, because we were both starving. I haven't had breakfast this morning and for lunch, I only drank a Macchiato. The meeting had made Ethan hungry because since it was unannounced he didn't order refreshments.

Surprisingly I really loved Thai food. It was so rich in seasoning. Very different than other foreign dishes I have tried.

"I know right." Ethan laughed, leaning over to wipe sauce off my face. He was so attentive and sweet. "What do you think about food? Should we get it more often?"

I let out a loud moan to show him how much I really loved it. "It's so good and yes definitely. Thai is my new favorite."

"I can't believe you're my girlfriend now. A real one may I add." He nudged me from the side and winked.

I rolled my eyes and chuckled lightly. "I don't even know why you wanted to do the pretend one. Looking back it's so childish and stupid."

"Not for me. For me, it was to find out if I really wanted you in my life or not. What I said about Rose is only partially true. Yes, she's sick, but now she didn't care if I had a girlfriend or not."

I figured that last part out. "And, did you find out if you want me in your life?" I asked, quirking an eyebrow up at him. I was curious now.

"Ethan!" I yelled out laughing. "Ew, there's sauce on my cheekbone. "

"That's your new highlighter, princess. That's where you put highlighter right?"

I looked surprised up at him. "That's so true, how'd you know that?"

"Veronika used to---," He stopped halfway when he saw that the smile on my face dropped. "I'm sorry, never mind."

"No!" I said and shook my head. "It's time I should know about her."

Ethan became silent. Dead silent. He just stared at his plate. Now I got more curious about this whole Veronika thing. What the hell did he have with her?

"Ethan..." I nudged him softly at the side. "What happened? It's time you actually tell me."

"A lot happened, Nicole." His voice was low, almost painful. "I don't want to talk about it."

"And when will you actually talk about it to me?" I questioned.

Now he looked up at me. He caressed my face and a small smile appeared on his face. "Maybe someday or maybe never."