Ethan/Kristina: Near To You (4/?)
Holy cripes, she updates?! Shocking, I know.
Author: sarahbell05
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters/Pairing: Ethan Lovett/Kristina Davis
Table: Relationship
Prompt: Passion
Rating: PG-13 for mentions of domestic abuse.
Warnings: Kristina is 17 and Ethan is in his early twenties.
Word Count: 2685
Summary: Ethan and Kristina's friendship becomes something more..
Notes: This takes place about two months after the last chapter. I apologize (again) for the wait. But, as you can see, this is an extra-long chapter as a result. :) Also, this is totally and completely NOT where I was going with this chapter (and this story as a whole) but it seems my muse has other ideas so we're all going to find out what happens together lol
Passion
Spring has finally come to Port Charles, and Ethan is happy to spot the first shoots of green coming from the trees as he heads toward Kelly's. He's got a night off from the Haunted Star, and was meeting Lulu and Dante for dinner before heading to Jake's for drinks. He had to admit, the undercover cop had grown on him (no doubt things changed after he found out Dante was not in fact a gangster).
He rounds the last corner that will lead him to Jake's when he spots a familiar face at one of the outdoor tables. Even with her head down and her hair half-covering her face Ethan can spot his best friend (yes, he can finally admit it) from a mile away. She's furiously scribbling in a notebook, her eyes darting from it to the open textbook next to it. Her eyebrows are furrowed together, her 'concentrating' look causing a crease in her forehead that Ethan is forced to admit is adorable. She still hasn't noticed him, and he gets as far as sitting down in the chair across from hers before she looks up.
"Oh, hi!" she says, and Ethan rolls his eyes. In a city like Port Charles, being unobservant is decidedly not a good thing. He bites his tongue to keep from chastising her and grabs her drink from across the table, taking a sip.
"Sure, you can have some of my drink." she snaps, but the smile on her face lets him know she's joking. He takes another sip before handing it back to her, and she sticks her tongue out at him as she grabs it.
"Math?" he asks, glancing at the textbook. She nods, and sticks her notebook inside of the textbook to keep her place before setting it aside.
"I'm just waiting on Lulu and Dante, I didn't mean to keep you from your studies." he says, but Kristina brushes it off with a wave.
"I needed a break anyway. So what are you and the dashing couple doing tonight?"
"Molly's spending too much time around Spinelli. They're starting to influence you." he jokes, before answering her question. "Dinner here and then we're going to Jake's."
"That's nice. It's good that you're building a relationship with your family." He knew Kristina had a lot to do with this. She'd pushed him to develop friendships with Lulu and especially Lucky, who he had always had a kind of antagonistic relationship with.
"Hello!" he looks up at the greeting and finds Lulu and Dante heading toward the table.
"Hello little sister." Ethan greets, and nods to Dante.
"Sorry if we were interrupting." Dante says, and Lulu elbows him sharply.
"Of course we weren't interrupting!" Lulu replies, and Ethan shoots his sister his 'what is wrong with you?' look. "Are you ready for dinner?"
"Uh, sure." Ethan replies and stands up. He turns to say goodbye to Kristina but is interrupted by Dante.
"You're welcome to join us Kristina." the former mob thug says, and Lulu stares at him with wide eyes. Ethan just knows Lulu's about ten seconds away from her legendary screeching.
"Oh, that's alright." Kristina replies, but won't look Ethan in the eye. "I don't want to ruin your plans." Ethan suddenly feels as if he's been punched in the gut and he doesn't know why.
"Come on, you aren't ruining anything." he says before Lulu can agree with the poor girl, and gathers her books in his arms to show he's serious. Kristina finally looks at him, and gives him a small smile as she grabs her bags.
They follow Lulu and Dante into the restaurant, and Lulu gives Dante another apalled look when he pulls out a chair for her and takes the seat next to her, leaving he and Kristina to sit on the other side. Watching his sister in the few minutes they've been here, Ethan's fairly sure the Spencer girl has lost her mind (again). They order, and Lulu seems to relax a bit as Kristina pulls her into a conversation about her job at Crimson. He knew Kristina didn't put much stock in labels, but he was surprised at how knowledgeable she was on the subject of fashion. By the end of the meal Kristina and Lulu were talking like old friends and even he and Dante were able to keep up a conversation. Ethan had to admit, spending the evening with his sister and his best friend was the most fun he had had in a long time.
The quick meal stretched out into several cups of coffee (hot chocolate for Kristina - Ethan did not want to relive a caffeinated Kris again), only brought to an end when Kristina realized what time it was.
"Oh my god, I've got to go. I was supposed to be home twenty minutes ago!" Kristina tells the group as she throws her things into her bag. This sets them all off as they realize they've spent half the night at Kelly's. Ethan watches as Kristina hugs Lulu and waves to Dominic before enveloping him in a hug and bolting out of the door. He doesn't realize he's watching the empty doorway until he feels Lulu punch him in the arm and drag him toward the door.
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They've been at Jake's for about an hour and he can tell Lulu's already on her way to having a good time. She's currently moving around the small dance floor with Dante and Maxie, and he can hear her laugh over the music as Dante picks her up and spins her. As the song ends she whispers something in Dante's ear and pushes him toward Maxie, who grabs onto him as if she knew it was coming. He catches Lulu's eye as she moves toward him and he's momentarily panicking at the thought of being dragged out onto the dance floor, but Lulu only grabs her beer resting by him and leans against the bar. There's silence but Ethan can tell Lulu's dying to say something. After a long moment she turns toward him and he knows it's coming now.
"So," she begins, looking him dead in the eye. "What's going on with you and Kristina?"
Ethan almost chokes on the sip of beer he's just pulled from the bottle, "What do you mean?" he finally gets out after recovering.
"Don't do that with me, Lovett. I'm not an idiot."
"There's nothing going on between me and Kristina. She's my friend."
Lulu only raises her eyebrow in response so Ethan tries again. "I'm serious, she's like my little sister."
"Well, I'm your little sister Ethan and I know you don't look at me the way you look at her."
"Come on Lulu, she's a kid!" he replies, and finds himself picking at the label of his beer.
"She's not a kid Ethan. She hasn't been a kid for a while."
"Why are we talking about this?" he snaps, annd Lulu puts her hands up in defense.
"I just want you to be happy. I know Rebecca broke your heart, but you have a right to find someone else. And, believe me, you may not know it yet, but you're at least half in-love with Kristina. And you shouldn't let something like an age difference get in the way." With that, Lulu saunters back off to the group on the dance floor, leaving Dante with Maxie and grabbing Spinelli from the nearby table.
Ethan watches them for a while, but his mind is whirling so he throws down a couple of bills for his drinks and slips out without anyone noticing. He starts walking with nowhere in particular in mind. It's a nice night, so he wanders until he finds himself in front of the Davis house. Once he realizes he turns to head back the way he came when he spots Kristina bolting out of the house. She stops dead in her tracks at the sight of Ethan, and when he sees the panic in her eyes he races across the street and is in front of her before he even realizes he's moved.
"What's wrong?" Up close, he can see the unshed tears in her eyes and grabs her hands, willing her to answer his question.
"It's Molly, she's sick. She...she wouldn't wake up. Mom took her to the hospital, but...I don't know what's wrong."
Without another word, Ethan grabs the keys to Kristina's car and guides her around to the passenger seat before jumping into the driver's side and practically peeling out of the driveway and towards General Hospital.
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Kristina's been silent since they left her house, but she grips his hand tightly as they walk through the doors of General Hospital, and Ethan squeezes her hand in what he hopes is a reassuring way. The nurses' station is empty except for Elizabeth. Normally, after the hell Elizabeth had put his brother through the last few months, he would have avoided her at all costs, but this was for Kristina so he stepped up to the desk and cleared his throat.
"Ethan..." Elizabeth says, her eyes wide. She glances at Kristina and a knowing look crosses her face as she grabs a nearby file.
"They're still running tests on Molly, so I'm not sure of her current status. She was unconscious when she arrived but woke up before they took her upstairs. She's stable, and Dr. Scorpio is taking care of her."
"Robin?!" Kristina gasps, and Ethan squeezes her hand tighter. "So, it's her...brain?" Kristina's voice chokes on the last word and Ethan feels his heart leap into his throat.
"Not necessarily honey. I'm sure it's just a precaution since she wasn't awake when she arrived. I think your mom is in the waiting room on the third floor if you want to go be with her. That's where Robin will go when she knows anything." Elizabeth steps out of the desk and gives Kristina's arm a squeeze before pointing them toward the elevators. Ethan nods his thanks at Elizabeth and guides Kristina toward the lift.
Kristina finally lets go of his hand when she sees Alexis in the waiting room. Alexis envelops her middle daughter in her arms and he can see the redness in the lawyer's eyes and he knows it's bad. He takes a seat, leaving the chair between his and Alexis' for Kristina. Once both of the women sit down, Kristina grabs his hand again - she's shaking, and Ethan rubs his thumb over her hand to try to soothe her. Alexis tells them she doesn't know anything, but after that they sit in silence, all three of them lost in their own thoughts. Ethan is worried for Kristina, but his heart is breaking at the thought of something happening to Molly. The girl, who has to be one of the smartest people he's ever met, has always had a smile for him. She's a sweet girl who doesn't deserve a bad thing to ever happen to her.
"You don't have to stay." Kristina says after a few moments.
"I'm fine right here." Ethan replies, and he hopes his face tells her he wouldn't leave if Kristina tried to push him out herself.
Kristina's hand slipping from his brings him out of his thoughts, and he jumps up when he sees Robin Scorpio coming into the waiting room. He stood behind Kristina, far enough to give her and her mother space but close enough to hear Dr. Scorpio.
"How is Molly?" Alexis asks the second she sees Robin, who gives her a small smile that allows Ethan to relax a slight bit.
"She's stable and in good condition. Apparently, she fell down some steps and hit her head at school. The hit caused some swelling that had a delayed affect. Patrick went in and reduced the swelling and she's doing fine now. We won't know for sure for a while but I don't think there's going to be any permanent damage."
The relief is obvious in Alexis' voice when she asks if they can see her.
"She's still asleep from the anesthesia, and probably will be for the rest of the night. You can stay with her, Alexis, but I'd wait on visitors until the morning."
"You stay with her mom, I'll go home and come back tomorrow." Kristina says as she hugs her mom.
"Okay baby, call me when you get home. I love you."
"I love you too." Kristina responds, and Ethan backs up to allow her room to pass. Before he follows her out of the room, Alexis grabs his arm.
"Thank you for being there for her Ethan." she says, and Ethan is shocked. While Alexis has learned to accept their friendship, she's never been a big fan of him.
"I'll always be there for her, Alexis. You and Molly too." he replies and gives her a small smile before following Kristina.
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Kristina is silent once again on the ride back to her house, but the atmosphere is much less tense, and this time when she takes his hand in hers he knows it's more for comfort than the lifeline it had been before.
He follows her inside and takes his place on the couch while she disappears into her bedroom. She reappears when he settles on an old Roseanne rerun in her pajamas. She's washed off her makeup and pulled her hair up and Ethan's sure he's never seen her look better.
"I should probably go." he says, and pushes himself off of the couch. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine. Thank you for staying with me and mom at the hospital."
"You're my best friend Krissy." he replies and pulls her into a hug. She fits against him perfectly, and Ethan has to force down yet again the feelings that have been growing in him since Christmas. She pulls away from him enough that he can see her face and he can't stop his hand from cupping her face at the happy smile he sees there.
If he hadn't been watching her face, he never would have caught the subtle change before she pressed her lips to his own. Ethan froze, and realized Kristina had as well, waiting for him to react. He pulled Kristina tighter against him, deepening the kiss. Kristina's arms went around his waist as his free arm went around hers. He ran his tongue along her bottom lip and she parted her lips to his. He turned them until he was facing the door and pressed her against it, never breaking the kiss. As he moved to kiss her neck, the soft sigh that escaped her broke the spell and he jerked away.
"Kristina..." he said in a harsh whisper, not daring to look at her.
"Ethan, I..." she began, but he cut her off.
"I should go." he tries, but she stepped in front of the doorknob.
"Wait. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have done that. Just, please, don't leave. I'm sorry, I know you don't like me like that. I don't know what I was thinking, you could do so much better than me..."
Before he knows what he's doing, he's kissing her again, with a fervency he didn't realize he had. He breaks away and takes her face in his hands.
"There is no one better than you, Krissy." he whispers and pulls her to him again, kissing her with gentleness this time. Kristina pushed his jacket off and he let it fall to the floor before pulling away again.
"Before you say it, Ethan," she interrupted, and Ethan had to smirk at that. "Yes, I'm sure."
Ethan was ready to argue the point further, but then Kristina was kissing him again and he found he had quite lost the will.
As she led him to her room, he knew this was such a bad idea on so many levels. That it would cause many problems and complications for them both. But now, with Kristina in his arms, he found that he really couldn't care.
Author: sarahbell05
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters/Pairing: Ethan Lovett/Kristina Davis
Table: Relationship
Prompt: Passion
Rating: PG-13 for mentions of domestic abuse.
Warnings: Kristina is 17 and Ethan is in his early twenties.
Word Count: 2685
Summary: Ethan and Kristina's friendship becomes something more..
Notes: This takes place about two months after the last chapter. I apologize (again) for the wait. But, as you can see, this is an extra-long chapter as a result. :) Also, this is totally and completely NOT where I was going with this chapter (and this story as a whole) but it seems my muse has other ideas so we're all going to find out what happens together lol
Passion
Spring has finally come to Port Charles, and Ethan is happy to spot the first shoots of green coming from the trees as he heads toward Kelly's. He's got a night off from the Haunted Star, and was meeting Lulu and Dante for dinner before heading to Jake's for drinks. He had to admit, the undercover cop had grown on him (no doubt things changed after he found out Dante was not in fact a gangster).
He rounds the last corner that will lead him to Jake's when he spots a familiar face at one of the outdoor tables. Even with her head down and her hair half-covering her face Ethan can spot his best friend (yes, he can finally admit it) from a mile away. She's furiously scribbling in a notebook, her eyes darting from it to the open textbook next to it. Her eyebrows are furrowed together, her 'concentrating' look causing a crease in her forehead that Ethan is forced to admit is adorable. She still hasn't noticed him, and he gets as far as sitting down in the chair across from hers before she looks up.
"Oh, hi!" she says, and Ethan rolls his eyes. In a city like Port Charles, being unobservant is decidedly not a good thing. He bites his tongue to keep from chastising her and grabs her drink from across the table, taking a sip.
"Sure, you can have some of my drink." she snaps, but the smile on her face lets him know she's joking. He takes another sip before handing it back to her, and she sticks her tongue out at him as she grabs it.
"Math?" he asks, glancing at the textbook. She nods, and sticks her notebook inside of the textbook to keep her place before setting it aside.
"I'm just waiting on Lulu and Dante, I didn't mean to keep you from your studies." he says, but Kristina brushes it off with a wave.
"I needed a break anyway. So what are you and the dashing couple doing tonight?"
"Molly's spending too much time around Spinelli. They're starting to influence you." he jokes, before answering her question. "Dinner here and then we're going to Jake's."
"That's nice. It's good that you're building a relationship with your family." He knew Kristina had a lot to do with this. She'd pushed him to develop friendships with Lulu and especially Lucky, who he had always had a kind of antagonistic relationship with.
"Hello!" he looks up at the greeting and finds Lulu and Dante heading toward the table.
"Hello little sister." Ethan greets, and nods to Dante.
"Sorry if we were interrupting." Dante says, and Lulu elbows him sharply.
"Of course we weren't interrupting!" Lulu replies, and Ethan shoots his sister his 'what is wrong with you?' look. "Are you ready for dinner?"
"Uh, sure." Ethan replies and stands up. He turns to say goodbye to Kristina but is interrupted by Dante.
"You're welcome to join us Kristina." the former mob thug says, and Lulu stares at him with wide eyes. Ethan just knows Lulu's about ten seconds away from her legendary screeching.
"Oh, that's alright." Kristina replies, but won't look Ethan in the eye. "I don't want to ruin your plans." Ethan suddenly feels as if he's been punched in the gut and he doesn't know why.
"Come on, you aren't ruining anything." he says before Lulu can agree with the poor girl, and gathers her books in his arms to show he's serious. Kristina finally looks at him, and gives him a small smile as she grabs her bags.
They follow Lulu and Dante into the restaurant, and Lulu gives Dante another apalled look when he pulls out a chair for her and takes the seat next to her, leaving he and Kristina to sit on the other side. Watching his sister in the few minutes they've been here, Ethan's fairly sure the Spencer girl has lost her mind (again). They order, and Lulu seems to relax a bit as Kristina pulls her into a conversation about her job at Crimson. He knew Kristina didn't put much stock in labels, but he was surprised at how knowledgeable she was on the subject of fashion. By the end of the meal Kristina and Lulu were talking like old friends and even he and Dante were able to keep up a conversation. Ethan had to admit, spending the evening with his sister and his best friend was the most fun he had had in a long time.
The quick meal stretched out into several cups of coffee (hot chocolate for Kristina - Ethan did not want to relive a caffeinated Kris again), only brought to an end when Kristina realized what time it was.
"Oh my god, I've got to go. I was supposed to be home twenty minutes ago!" Kristina tells the group as she throws her things into her bag. This sets them all off as they realize they've spent half the night at Kelly's. Ethan watches as Kristina hugs Lulu and waves to Dominic before enveloping him in a hug and bolting out of the door. He doesn't realize he's watching the empty doorway until he feels Lulu punch him in the arm and drag him toward the door.
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They've been at Jake's for about an hour and he can tell Lulu's already on her way to having a good time. She's currently moving around the small dance floor with Dante and Maxie, and he can hear her laugh over the music as Dante picks her up and spins her. As the song ends she whispers something in Dante's ear and pushes him toward Maxie, who grabs onto him as if she knew it was coming. He catches Lulu's eye as she moves toward him and he's momentarily panicking at the thought of being dragged out onto the dance floor, but Lulu only grabs her beer resting by him and leans against the bar. There's silence but Ethan can tell Lulu's dying to say something. After a long moment she turns toward him and he knows it's coming now.
"So," she begins, looking him dead in the eye. "What's going on with you and Kristina?"
Ethan almost chokes on the sip of beer he's just pulled from the bottle, "What do you mean?" he finally gets out after recovering.
"Don't do that with me, Lovett. I'm not an idiot."
"There's nothing going on between me and Kristina. She's my friend."
Lulu only raises her eyebrow in response so Ethan tries again. "I'm serious, she's like my little sister."
"Well, I'm your little sister Ethan and I know you don't look at me the way you look at her."
"Come on Lulu, she's a kid!" he replies, and finds himself picking at the label of his beer.
"She's not a kid Ethan. She hasn't been a kid for a while."
"Why are we talking about this?" he snaps, annd Lulu puts her hands up in defense.
"I just want you to be happy. I know Rebecca broke your heart, but you have a right to find someone else. And, believe me, you may not know it yet, but you're at least half in-love with Kristina. And you shouldn't let something like an age difference get in the way." With that, Lulu saunters back off to the group on the dance floor, leaving Dante with Maxie and grabbing Spinelli from the nearby table.
Ethan watches them for a while, but his mind is whirling so he throws down a couple of bills for his drinks and slips out without anyone noticing. He starts walking with nowhere in particular in mind. It's a nice night, so he wanders until he finds himself in front of the Davis house. Once he realizes he turns to head back the way he came when he spots Kristina bolting out of the house. She stops dead in her tracks at the sight of Ethan, and when he sees the panic in her eyes he races across the street and is in front of her before he even realizes he's moved.
"What's wrong?" Up close, he can see the unshed tears in her eyes and grabs her hands, willing her to answer his question.
"It's Molly, she's sick. She...she wouldn't wake up. Mom took her to the hospital, but...I don't know what's wrong."
Without another word, Ethan grabs the keys to Kristina's car and guides her around to the passenger seat before jumping into the driver's side and practically peeling out of the driveway and towards General Hospital.
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Kristina's been silent since they left her house, but she grips his hand tightly as they walk through the doors of General Hospital, and Ethan squeezes her hand in what he hopes is a reassuring way. The nurses' station is empty except for Elizabeth. Normally, after the hell Elizabeth had put his brother through the last few months, he would have avoided her at all costs, but this was for Kristina so he stepped up to the desk and cleared his throat.
"Ethan..." Elizabeth says, her eyes wide. She glances at Kristina and a knowing look crosses her face as she grabs a nearby file.
"They're still running tests on Molly, so I'm not sure of her current status. She was unconscious when she arrived but woke up before they took her upstairs. She's stable, and Dr. Scorpio is taking care of her."
"Robin?!" Kristina gasps, and Ethan squeezes her hand tighter. "So, it's her...brain?" Kristina's voice chokes on the last word and Ethan feels his heart leap into his throat.
"Not necessarily honey. I'm sure it's just a precaution since she wasn't awake when she arrived. I think your mom is in the waiting room on the third floor if you want to go be with her. That's where Robin will go when she knows anything." Elizabeth steps out of the desk and gives Kristina's arm a squeeze before pointing them toward the elevators. Ethan nods his thanks at Elizabeth and guides Kristina toward the lift.
Kristina finally lets go of his hand when she sees Alexis in the waiting room. Alexis envelops her middle daughter in her arms and he can see the redness in the lawyer's eyes and he knows it's bad. He takes a seat, leaving the chair between his and Alexis' for Kristina. Once both of the women sit down, Kristina grabs his hand again - she's shaking, and Ethan rubs his thumb over her hand to try to soothe her. Alexis tells them she doesn't know anything, but after that they sit in silence, all three of them lost in their own thoughts. Ethan is worried for Kristina, but his heart is breaking at the thought of something happening to Molly. The girl, who has to be one of the smartest people he's ever met, has always had a smile for him. She's a sweet girl who doesn't deserve a bad thing to ever happen to her.
"You don't have to stay." Kristina says after a few moments.
"I'm fine right here." Ethan replies, and he hopes his face tells her he wouldn't leave if Kristina tried to push him out herself.
Kristina's hand slipping from his brings him out of his thoughts, and he jumps up when he sees Robin Scorpio coming into the waiting room. He stood behind Kristina, far enough to give her and her mother space but close enough to hear Dr. Scorpio.
"How is Molly?" Alexis asks the second she sees Robin, who gives her a small smile that allows Ethan to relax a slight bit.
"She's stable and in good condition. Apparently, she fell down some steps and hit her head at school. The hit caused some swelling that had a delayed affect. Patrick went in and reduced the swelling and she's doing fine now. We won't know for sure for a while but I don't think there's going to be any permanent damage."
The relief is obvious in Alexis' voice when she asks if they can see her.
"She's still asleep from the anesthesia, and probably will be for the rest of the night. You can stay with her, Alexis, but I'd wait on visitors until the morning."
"You stay with her mom, I'll go home and come back tomorrow." Kristina says as she hugs her mom.
"Okay baby, call me when you get home. I love you."
"I love you too." Kristina responds, and Ethan backs up to allow her room to pass. Before he follows her out of the room, Alexis grabs his arm.
"Thank you for being there for her Ethan." she says, and Ethan is shocked. While Alexis has learned to accept their friendship, she's never been a big fan of him.
"I'll always be there for her, Alexis. You and Molly too." he replies and gives her a small smile before following Kristina.
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Kristina is silent once again on the ride back to her house, but the atmosphere is much less tense, and this time when she takes his hand in hers he knows it's more for comfort than the lifeline it had been before.
He follows her inside and takes his place on the couch while she disappears into her bedroom. She reappears when he settles on an old Roseanne rerun in her pajamas. She's washed off her makeup and pulled her hair up and Ethan's sure he's never seen her look better.
"I should probably go." he says, and pushes himself off of the couch. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine. Thank you for staying with me and mom at the hospital."
"You're my best friend Krissy." he replies and pulls her into a hug. She fits against him perfectly, and Ethan has to force down yet again the feelings that have been growing in him since Christmas. She pulls away from him enough that he can see her face and he can't stop his hand from cupping her face at the happy smile he sees there.
If he hadn't been watching her face, he never would have caught the subtle change before she pressed her lips to his own. Ethan froze, and realized Kristina had as well, waiting for him to react. He pulled Kristina tighter against him, deepening the kiss. Kristina's arms went around his waist as his free arm went around hers. He ran his tongue along her bottom lip and she parted her lips to his. He turned them until he was facing the door and pressed her against it, never breaking the kiss. As he moved to kiss her neck, the soft sigh that escaped her broke the spell and he jerked away.
"Kristina..." he said in a harsh whisper, not daring to look at her.
"Ethan, I..." she began, but he cut her off.
"I should go." he tries, but she stepped in front of the doorknob.
"Wait. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have done that. Just, please, don't leave. I'm sorry, I know you don't like me like that. I don't know what I was thinking, you could do so much better than me..."
Before he knows what he's doing, he's kissing her again, with a fervency he didn't realize he had. He breaks away and takes her face in his hands.
"There is no one better than you, Krissy." he whispers and pulls her to him again, kissing her with gentleness this time. Kristina pushed his jacket off and he let it fall to the floor before pulling away again.
"Before you say it, Ethan," she interrupted, and Ethan had to smirk at that. "Yes, I'm sure."
Ethan was ready to argue the point further, but then Kristina was kissing him again and he found he had quite lost the will.
As she led him to her room, he knew this was such a bad idea on so many levels. That it would cause many problems and complications for them both. But now, with Kristina in his arms, he found that he really couldn't care.