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Ethan stared up at the ceiling in deep thought as Arya's naked body lied entangled with him and the sheets

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Ethan stared up at the ceiling in deep thought as Arya's naked body lied entangled with him and the sheets. He didn't lie when he told Arya that he got the best sleep of his life while with her, he just couldn't seem to remain asleep. He knew it was the guilt eating him alive and at this point he felt he was too deep in to confess to what he did. He knew as soon as he told her the truth she would leave him and that's the last thing he wanted. Although he had never experienced it with anyone, he felt like he was falling in love with her.

Everything Arya did held his attention. From the way she talked, to the way she laughed, her moans, even the way she held onto him as she slept. He even admired how she wasn't afraid to eat a full meal in front of him unlike the women he'd dated in the past. He assumed Arya was some stuck up Devil Wears Prada type of chick by the way she exuded power in her presence. He thought getting with her would advance his personal life and show his grandfather that he had to be serious if he was married to woman like her.

He was wrong on so many levels. Arya's respect came from her passion, hard work and dedication to her craft. Her employees respected and loved her because of the way she respected and treated them. It left him even more confused on why her sister was so quick to give in to him. From what he's seen from Arya so far he's sure that if her sister asked her for the money she would have given it to her. This led him to believe that this wasn't about the money with Amira. He felt like it was more to the story and now he wanted to find out.

"Can't sleep?" Ethan heard Arya mumble and looked down to see her eyes still closed. She scooted closer into his side, sliding her leg across his waist.

"I have a office in my house." Ethan blurted out, catching Arya completely off guard.

"Where are you going with this?"

"I hate being cooped up in a office. I work best when I'm comfortable and I'm most comfortable at home, but you're against bringing work home. I can't cook, and I don't see it ever being an interest of mine, but I know cooking is one of your passions. I don't plan out my vacations. I actually hate being confined to a schedule. What I'm saying is that I didn't go into this as honestly as I should have and I don't want to lose you when you realize that. I'm falling in love with you Arya and this shit is scaring me because I don't know if you can handle our differences." He wasn't aware that Arya had caught onto all of this already, however she was appreciative of his honesty.

"You're talking as if it's something more than just a difference of preferences. I'm very observant, Ethan. I've been picking up on every single preference that's gone against the ones I set in my profile. Is it disappointing, yes. Especially because I paid for an elite package as well and I'm not getting the benefits. However, it's not preventing me from falling in love with you as well. This is new for the both of us. Just continue to be honest with me and I'll continue to be patient with us finding our common place within our differences." Ethan heard everything she was saying but he didn't want her finding out what he had done to get her. Little did he know, there was an entire investigation going on surrounding the truth behind their match.

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