Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 93

"Ethan, don't!" Ines clutched onto his clothes tightly.

"Alright." Ethan let go of Ines, only to hug her close from behind, as if trying to make her a part of him.

Ines was slightly touched. Sometimes Ethan seemed so resolute, like now, even with his strong physical reaction, he could still calmly hold her and sleep. But at times, this man was just a troublemaker, one that she couldn't handle if provoked.

Ethan's large hand traced circles on her stomach, whispering, "Your girlfriends are all urging you to have kids, do you think we already have one on the way?"

Ines blinked, momentarily startled by his statement. Their relationship had been progressing for some time, and while they had utilized contraception in the initial stages, no preventative measures had been implemented of late. Her question emerged somewhat tremulously, "Are you suggesting we should have a baby now?"

Ethan chuckled, "I'm almost 33, by the time the child is born I might be 34 or 35, you tell me if I'm in a rush?"

Ines frowned slightly, "If you're going to be a father at 35, it does seem a bit old."

"So, we both need to try harder."

They hugged each other, then Ethan handed Ines her phone, "Your phone's been ringing non-stop when you were showering, lots of messages. Check if there's anything important."

Ines checked her phone, she had received a lot of congratulatory messages from her current and former colleagues from B City, and of course, a text from Aaron. Also, a recent phone call from Phoebe. She knew Phoebe must have spilled the beans to Ethan.

"Your friend thought you picked up the phone, she started talking before I could say anything," Ethan explained.

"Mmm." Ines nodded, knowing Phoebe's character better than anyone else. No wonder Ethan knew about her past crush on him.

Ines replied to the messages one by one. Ethan put her phone on the bedside table and asked her to get some sleep early as there was something important tomorrow.

Ines was very tired and didn't ask much about it.

Early next morning, Ines was woken up by Ethan. Ethan was already dressed, in a black suit, not his usual style, looking rather serious.

Ines put on the clothes Ethan had prepared for her. When they went downstairs, everyone was already there, all dressed in dark colors, including Phillip.

It was only when they arrived at the cemetery that Ines found out they were visiting Ethan's older brother, the eldest son of the Meyer family, Beasley Meyer. Today was his birthday, he was a soldier who died in a car accident on a mission. He was only 29 when he passed away, very young.

The sky was filled with drizzling rain, everyone holding an umbrella.

Ines looked at the young face in the photo, who looked a lot like Ethan, the brothers were only a little over a year apart. If not for the people who knew them well, they might have mistaken one for the other.