"So I... uhm... I know of you and Ethan's escapades," Erela told me after she explained that everything Ethan and I had been doing the last day was all like a dream for her, her face breaking out into a blush, and she had to look away. That made me smirk. "If you have any other questions, ask away. I'll be happy to tell you what you'd like to know." She smiled at me.
I sighed. Exasperated, I got up and walked over to the window. Looking out at the clear sky above, I stared out into the distance for several moments before I finally spoke. "So I'd have to accept you, too, if I wanted to be with Ethan." It was more of a statement than a question.
Looking on warily, Erela nodded her head, "Yes. You would."
Finally turning to face her, I asked, "Is there really no way to separate the two of you? There has to be a way."
She shrugged. "There very well could be, but like I said, I don't know how or where to even start."
That deflated me, but of course, it couldn't be that easy. I wondered if there was a library here that I could use. Maybe if I did a bit of research I'd be able to figure something out. Surely Erela and Ethan have already read everything they could in the library here. I wouldn't find out anything they didn't already know. What would I find? That defeated me even more.
"There is a way, but probably not while we're stuck here," I murmured. I couldn't dislike it here. Not yet. I'd only been here a day, really. And so far everyone had been most welcoming. "Maybe if Ethan really likes me, you guys will change back and forth more frequently," I said hopefully, but even to me that sounded hollow.
"Could be," she agreed.
I could handle being with Ethan if I had to go a few days, a week or two being around Erela instead. However, I didn't think I could go seven months in between seeing him. That wasn't fair to me. Or to him. But if I was going to be trapped in this place for the rest of my life, it wasn't like I'd have many other options tempting me. I could do it. If I put my mind to it. Dedicated and committed myself. It wouldn't be easy. But it was doable.
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Sorry it took me so long to get my chapter up!
