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trip.”
    Ethan was caught off guard, but followed Madison’s lead. “Yes, and I waited until the last minute to tell her because I didn’t want her to worry about me leaving again.”
    Adrienne’s voice was showered with concern. “ Madison, you know you can always call me or anyone else in this family if you get lonely.”
    “See, baby, I told you everything would work out.”
    Madison felt trapped. “I hate to do this to everyone, but I think I’m ready to go. I don’t want to spend the last few hours with my husband around my family.”
    “I’m sure everyone will understand,” Adrienne reassured her.
    “Ethan, wait right here while I go tell Mom and Dad we’re leaving.”
    As Madison walked away, Ethan looked for a trashcan for the tear-stained napkin. Adrienne stood right behind him. “If you hurt my sister, you’ll have me to answer to,” she said out of nowhere and without hesitation.
    Startled, Ethan responded, “I have no intentions of hurting your sister.”
    Adrienne still displayed an attitude. “You’d better not. I know about traveling salesman and the kind of life they live.”
    “I’m not that type of guy.”
    “Um huh. Just don’t do anything you’ll regret.” Adrienne turned away and quickly left the room.
    Ethan and Madison said their good-byes to everyone and was on their way.
    “I still don’t trust him,” Adrienne blurted no sooner than the door closed behind them.
    Her remarks made Gerald angry. “Look, why don’t you stop being so negative.”
    “And mind your own business,” her father added.
    Adrienne didn’t respond to them directly but instead mumbled under her breath, “My sister’s business is my business.  You can best believe that.”
     

Chapter 9
     
    Madison remained quiet on the drive back to her place. Ethan was debating whether he should break the ice, or let her get herself together before discussing what happened at her folks’ place.
    Once they arrived at her house, Ethan walked her to her front door. “Madison, we need to talk. What happened back there?”
    Rolling her eyes, Madison responded, “I don’t know, you tell me.”
    “I was doing you a favor, so why are you giving me a funky attitude?”
    Madison rolled her eyes and lashed out. “Don’t worry about me.”
    “Oh, you don’t have to worry about that. Right now, I can’t stand being around you like this.”
    Madison’s feelings were hurt, but she didn’t let Ethan know. “Whatever. Thanks for the favor...even though I think it was a mistake.  It’s all a façade.” She reached for the necklace.
    “A mistake, huh?  Look, you can keep the necklace. Let it remind you of what we could have had.” He stormed away and got into his SUV.
    Madison wanted to call out to him and tell him to stay, but her pride got the best of her.
    She watched as he backed up. He stopped for a moment as if contemplating on whether to leave or not. The sound of screeching tires brought tears to Madison’s eyes.
    She heard her phone ringing as she fumbled for her keys. Without closing the front door, she rushed to the phone and sounded out of breath when she answered, “Hello.”
    “How did it go?” the voice on the other end of the phone inquired.
    “Charlotte, I thought you were Ethan,” Madison sighed as she walked over and shut the front door, threw her purse on the plush living room chair and plopped down on the matching sofa.
    “No. I was anxious to see how the dinner went.”
    Madison’s hand toyed with the necklace Ethan gave her as she gave Charlotte details of the events leading up to Ethan’s speeding away. “Now what am I suppose to do?”
    Charlotte responded by saying, “You should call Ethan and apologize and then figure out how to come clean with your family.”
    “I can’t.”
    “You can’t apologize to Ethan or you can’t tell your family the truth?”
    “Both.”
    Charlotte laughed and then abruptly stopped. “Madison, you have some serious issues. This goes deeper