20) “I can’t lose you again! Please, don’t make me lose you again.”
Natalie watched in horror, her feet planted to the ground as she watched Ethan pack his things into a bag.
"Please don't do this," she begged. "Don't leave me."
"I have to, Nat. This is the only way."
"No, it's not! We can make it work, you just have to give us a chance!"
"I won't ruin you, Natalie. I've done enough damage as it is. I'm sorry."
And before she could say another word, Ethan grabbed his bag and walked out the door, leaving her alone in the empty apartment.
Nat shot up in bed, breathing heavily. It took a moment for her to register her surroundings, as a pair of strong but familiar arms wrapped around her midsection and a voice whispered reassuringly: "It's okay, Nat. I'm here."
She took in one... two... three unsteady breaths... and then she began to cry. Clinging to Ethan like a lifeline, she sobbed into his shoulder, struggling to shake off the dream-- or was it a nightmare?
Ethan rubbed her back soothingly and placed soft kisses on her head as he whispered words of reassurance into her ear. "It was just a dream. I'm right here, I've got you. You're safe."
When her tears finally subsided, she tightened her arms around him and tucked her head under his chin. She sniffled. "I dreamed that you left me."
Ethan tightened his hold on her and sighed. "Oh, Nat."
"And I know you wouldn't do that but it just felt so real and I can't shake it off and I--" she sniffled again, "I can’t lose you again! Please, don’t make me lose you again. Don't leave me, please."
"Nat, I--" He pulled away so he could look at her and wiped her stray tears away with his thumbs. "My love, I couldn't leave you again if I tried. Leaving the first time nearly killed me. If I did it again, I know this time it would." He kissed her forehead. "I'm so sorry I put you through that. If I could take it back, I would."
She shook her head. "I'm sorry; I don't want it to seem like I'm holding it against you or anything."
"It doesn't seem like that at all. You don't have to apologize, you have every right to feel the things you're feeling, Nat. Especially about that; I know I didn't make it easy." He gave her a sad smile. "I'll never forgive myself for running away like a coward."
"You came to your senses eventually," Nat reasoned.
"I did. But I could have come to them sooner if I hadn't been so driven by fear." He sighed.
Natalie wrapped her arms around his waist again and held him close. "Well, we're together now. That's the important part."
He kissed the top of her head. "Agreed."
They sat quietly for a few moments, holding on to each other. Nat took several deep breaths as the bad dream began to fade from memory. When she yawned, Ethan tightened his hold on her. "Ready to go back to sleep?"
"Mhm," she mumbled. Keeping one arm around her, Ethan adjusted the two of them until they were curled up together under the covers once again. Nat tucked her head under Ethan's chin and he kissed her forehead softly.
"Go back to sleep, my love," he whispered. "I'll be right here when you wake up."
"Love... you..." she mumbled, already falling back asleep.
Book: Open Heart (Post Book 3)[Fated Universe]
Pairing: Dr. Ethan Ramsey x F!MC {Angel Martin}
Word Count: 2387 (What in the fookity damn fook?!)
Warning: Mature
Tropes: And one of them has an Illness/Injury
Special Appearance: Naveen Banerji
Premise: When his fiancee asks for a hot chocolate he gets confused.
Ethan Ramsey was in the last 30 minutes of his shift and was sitting in his office trying to do some paperwork. Trying being the keyword here, as for the past hour he could not stop thinking about a one Angel Martin who had the day off today.
He looked outside the window of his office and saw the snow. He started chuckling when he thought about how his fiancee both hated and loved winter at the same time.
She hated winter because she couldn't wear any of her favorite outfits which were all summer outfits.
She loved it at the same time because the season is romantic (even he agrees with that). She loved it also because she could eat as much ice cream as she wants without ever getting a cold because she hasn't gotten one in her whole life. He had heard stories about this from his father-in-law as well so Ethan never stopped Angel from having ice cream in the winter. She also had an unusual (according to him) attraction to snow.
He was just about to start packing his stuff up when his phone buzzed with a text from the woman occupying his thoughts.
He was confused as though why she asked him to get her a hot chocolate as she preferred coffee and asked her if she was okay.
She got caught. The one thing she couldn't afford to have done.
Now he was truly confused. What?
He was just about to send her another text when his phone started ringing with a call from Angel.
He picked up the phone and heard a sneeze "Achoo!" He heard a few sniffles and then heard his fiancee's groggy voice saying, "I've got a cold."
He started laughing as soon as he heard that.
"Hey! Here I have a cold, the first one of my life mind you, and you're laughing?"
He stopped laughing and said, "Sorry, sorry. Just the fact that you have a cold now is a little funny."
"Hmph!"
"So."
"What?"
Ethan bit back a laugh, smiled and said, "Well I never!"
"Ughhhhh!" She groaned from the other side of the phone.
"Angel Rose Martin, getting a cold!" He teased, again.
"Yada, Yada, Yada." She sounded exasperated now.
"Never thought I'd see the day!"
"Shut up!"
Ethan started laughing once again and heard her say, "Wow, glad to know my fiance finds my first ever cold funny."
That got him to stop laughing a little and he replied with, "You're so dramatic."
"Whatever. Are you getting me my hot chocolate or not?"
"I'll make you one when I get home."
"No."
"What?"
"No. You can keep your low carb, low sugar and no chocolate hot chocolate to yourself. I want real hot chocolate."
"Seriously?"
"Yes."
"Fine. I'll get you a hot chocolate."
"Yay! Also, get yourself a Vienna too."
"Huh? Why?"
"Knowing you, I know that you've been holed up in your office since I have the day off today."
"I literally have a coffee machine in my office, Rookie."
"Did you use it today?"
"No."
"So?"
"I'll get myself a Vienna."
"Good."
"After all, Happy Wife Happy Life."
"I'm not your wife just yet Dr. Ramsey."
"What's 2 more months, huh?"
She giggled and said, "I love you."
He smiled and replied, "I love you too, Rookie."
He hung up and made his way to the cafe he frequented with her and ordered a hot chocolate for his fiancee and a Vienna for himself.
Once he received the drinks he walked to his their car smiling and shaking his head at how well she knew him.
He couldn't wait to get home today.
Ethan unlocked the door to his apartment put his keys aside and turned around. He promptly burst out laughing at the sight in front of him. There she was. His soon-to-be wife, all wrapped up in their fluffy comforter with only her face visible. He quickly snapped a picture before Angel could protest and put his phone away.
"Shut up! Asshole!" She said, before hurling a cushion from the couch at him which he caught. With much difficulty he stopped laughing and sat on the couch next to her. "Sorry! You just look funny. Not my fault."
"Are you saying it's my fault?"
"No!"
"Okay."
She held her hand out and Ethan placed the cup of hot chocolate in her hand. "Here is your real hot chocolate, Rookie." She rolled her eyes at that and took a sip of her drink. She eyed him questioningly. He held up a cup and said, "I got myself a Vienna as you told me to."
"Good." She said and kissed him on the cheek.
He went to their bedroom to freshen up and joined Angel on the couch.
He took his cup of coffee and started drinking it.
"How are you feeling?" He asked his voice now laced with worry.
"Like hell."
He patted his lap and she promptly put her head in it.
He gently started stroking her hair and told her about his day.
He got up and went into the restroom for a bit and when he came back she was in the middle of a coughing and sneezing fit. He gave her a worried look and said, "Love, we need to do something about your cold."
"Text Dad. He might know a few home remedies. He got a lot of colds when I was a teenager."
"You sure?"
She nodded and he picked his phone up to text his father-in-law.
Ethan chuckled at the way Naveen responded and showed his phone to Angel.
"Oh My God! Seriously? Dad too?"
"It's your first cold love."
"So?"
"A little bit of teasing should be expected."
"Hmph."
He kissed her forehead and got up to make her the cure. When she had it she shrieked, "That is so bitter!"
"Hey, it was just one spoon."
"You're right. And I feel better now."
"See?"
She gave him a soft smile which he returned before getting up to make some Chicken Soup for dinner to help with her sore throat.
After dinner, Angel had another long sneezing fit. And then until bedtime it was like she never had a cold. But then just as they were about to get in bed she had a coughing fit.
She went into the kitchen and returned a few minutes later with a few black pepper balls in her hand. He was confused and asked her, "What's the black pepper for?"
"Whenever dad had a sore throat he just put some black pepper balls in his mouth before bed and he wouldn't cough at all in the night."
"Oh! That's easy. I wish I knew that as a kid. I had a lot of sore throats."
"Hah!"
"Not funny."
"Now you know how I felt when you teased me today."
He rolled his eyes at that but he had a smile on his face.
They got into bed and Ethan wrapped an arm around Angel.
He had a soft smile on his face as he said, "I love you, Angel."
"I love you too, Ethan."
It was a little after 1 in the morning maybe when he shifted a little, he wasn't sure, he didn't look at the time, but he just blindly felt around the bed and pulled Angel impossibly close to him. Her back was now pressed against his chest. This sudden movement roused her from her sleep and she mumbled, "Whaa-?"
"Mmmhmmm."
She understood what he did, smiled and went back to sleep.
A few hours later, just a few minutes before the alarm was going to sound, Angel woke up. She turned in Ethan's arms so she was facing him. She just then noticed how close he had pulled her. She smiled as she noticed how relaxed Ethan looked. Just as she was going to snuggle in just a little closer Ethan woke up. "Hi." His voice was groggy as it usually is in the morning. "When did you turn around?", he asked with his eyes half open.
"A while ago."
"Mhm."
She almost got up from the bed when Ethan pulled her down again, "MmmmNo." He whined.
"Ethan, we have to get ready and I have to make breakfast, let me go."
"The alarm hasn't rung yet, we have a few minutes." Just as he said that both their phones buzzed indicating a text from someone.
Ethan groaned and Angel giggled when that happened.
He still didn't let her go and blindly swiped his hand across the nightstand to pick up at least one of their phones. He picked up her phone, used his face ID to unlock it, and looked at the text which was from Naveen, stating that since Angel had a cold yesterday, their weekly day off together was shifted to that day. He smirked and looked to Angel once he read the text which she read with him since he held the phone at an angle. She groaned playfully after reading the text but snuggled closer to Ethan.
"Now do you think we can sleep in?"
"Fine."
They spent a few more hours till 9 a.m. in bed and then woke up. Rather, she woke up, she spit out the pepper balls and freshened up.
Angel dragged Ethan out of bed 30 more minutes later once she had enough of him.
"How are you feeling today?" Ethan asked once he had freshened up as well.
"I feel great. It's like I never had a cold."
"Good." He gave her a soft kiss which left smiles on both their faces.
They entered the kitchen and Ethan made Angel another spoon of the cure, which she semi-reluctantly had. She then got started on the batter for pancakes and teased him about them being the one thing he couldn't make.
She was washing her hands from the remnants of the flour when she had an idea. "Ethan?" She said.
"Yeah?"
"Could you come here please?"
Her voice sounded entirely too innocent yet he chose to trust her. As soon as he stepped close enough to her she splashed him with water. This caused him to yelp and her to shriek with laughter. "Got you!" She half-yelled.
Ethan looked at his soaked self for a moment before looking at Angel and saying, "Big mistake, Rookie."
With that he started chasing her around the apartment. She ran as fast as she could trying to get away from Ethan as she knew she was in trouble now. They ran around the apartment laughing.
"Get back here!" Ethan exclaimed.
"No!"
"That was not fair!"
"Everything is fair in love and war, Dr. Ramsey!"
"I'll show you fair! Get back here!"
He almost caught her wrist but she jumped out of the way at the last minute causing Ethan to almost trip on his own two feet. This made her laugh once again.
Angel ran into their bedroom and jumped on to their bed which had not yet been made. Ethan stopped at the foot of the bed and the two of them stared at each other with heaving chests. Ethan tried to catch her off guard by jumping on the bed when she least expected it, but he failed and fell on the bed while Angel jumped off the bed and slammed the bedroom door, so she could grab a handful of flour to blow on the door as soon as he opened it. When he opened the door he was met with a cloud of flour which stuck onto him, and he heard his fiancee's laughter a few steps away from him and decided to sneak over to her.
He was successful in doing so and caught Angel off guard when she was standing against a wall snickering about the way he looked with blotches of flour on his face.
Angel's breath hitched when Ethan caught her between him and the wall. They were both breathing heavily and their faces were flushed because of all the running they just did.
Ethan leaned in close and said, "You do realize what you just did right?"
"Y-Yeah."
She shivered, partly from the cold, and partly from the heat between the two of them. Ethan hid his face in the crook of her neck and kissed it. This made her let out a small moan. He leaned back the moment she made that sound. Then, he looked her in the eyes, leaned in even closer and slanted his lips over hers in a passionate kiss. Angel's hands started roaming his chest and he started running one of his hands over her body. He ran his hand all over her curves and interlaced it with her left hand. When they broke the kiss due to the need for air they were filled with desire for each other. He brought their interlaced hands together and kissed the ring he had placed on her hand a mere three months ago, all this while staring her dead in the eyes, with a fire she had only seen a few times, when she poked and prodded, until he couldn't take it anymore. Her eyes followed every single movement he made, darkening with each passing second. Ethan smirked at the reaction Angel's body had to him and said, "Now, all because of you, I'm gonna have to take a shower."
Enjoying the way she gulped at his words he gruffly whispered in her ear, "Join me." She was more than eager to but couldn't form any words due to Ethan being a great distraction by kissing and biting her neck.
"You're..... not being..... fair..... Ethan."
"Oh? I thought 'Everything is fair in love and war'? Huh, Rookie?"
"I..... take that..... back."
"Thought so." He replied with a smug smile on his face.
"Join me." He whispered, once again, going back to assaulting her neck with kisses.
Once again she tried to respond but couldn't and Ethan smirked and nudged her neck with his nose for a response. This time all she could manage in a response, was a short nod, which was more than enough encouragement for him.
A few moments later Ethan picked Angel up and she wrapped her legs around his back as he carried her to their en-suite to give her a morning she wouldn't forget easily.
Hey! I was just reading your tattoo fic and wanted to ask, when Gen wears shoulder less dresses is the tattoo visible or peeking out?
Nope!
As her tattoo is on her rib cage, wear the band if your bra sits.
So a shoulder less or strapless dress wouldn’t show it at all. It’s not visible 99% if the time, and most of her bathing suit tops cover it as well.
It’s placed exactly like the one below, so only when she’s topless or, like her wedding dress the side of her top are mesh would you be able to see it
Actually aside from Natalie (who was with her when she got it) her mom (cause she showed mom) and Ethan (who saw it when they slept together), no one else had seen it until her wedding — cause it showed with the way her dress was.
So, nope. It’s never visible and that’s how she wanted it, as it was a very intimate tattoo that held a lot of meaning. And was for her own healing process after Ryan.
Okay Hi! So, I saw that post, a few minutes or so after it was posted, as I was also tagged in it. I may have gotten a bit hot headed when I saw my favorite people and MCs being hated on. So I'm just here to tell you that I Love You and every single person in this fandom and I may just know all of you from tumblr, but you all are some of the best damn people I have ever known. I'd send this to so many more people, but that would take me a long time, so just tag some 🐑 for me please?
Love you,
Angel!
Angel, thank you for this. And for being so kind and supportive. I’ll tag the girls 💕
And personally speaking, I’m sending that love right back 😘
