Nicole stopped instantly and turned slowly to look at her mother then to Ethan who looked very stiff. "How does she know your name?" When Ethan didn't answer she looked at her mother. "How do you know his name?"
"I know his name because he's my husband. He's Ethan Black."
"Ex-husband!" Ethan sneered finding his tongue.
Nicole snatched away from his hand as the truth came to her. She grasped her chest not knowing if she could breathe through all of this. "You're her husband?" She took several steps back. "You know all the time. You knew I was her daughter, didn't you?!" she screamed. "Didn't you?!"
Ethan closed his eyes, trying to remain calm. This wasn't how he'd planned it. This wasn't how he was supposed to feel.
She needed no confirmation from him, to know exactly what was going on. "You stay away from me," she seethed barely able to get the words out. "I never want to see you again...EVER." With that she ran down the street.
Ethan wanted to go after her -he really did, but his feet wouldn't move, his body wouldn't follow. Instead he turned around to see that look in Lynne's eyes -that angry, confused, and defeated look.
"You went after my daughter?" she asked blinking hard. "Even after you destroyed me financially and sociably, you still went after my daughter? How could you?"
He grounded out the cigarette and smiled wickedly. "I was trying to be like you and keep it all in the family, Lynne."
"Are you done with your deceit?" she asked disgustedly. "Or would you like to go to the hospital and fuck my mother too before she dies?"
"You better hope she doesn't, because I'll make sure the investigator looks to you for foul play."
"This has nothing to do with you."
"It does as long as Nicole cares."
"Stay away from my daughter."
"Fuck you."
"What more do you want, Ethan? Has hurting my daughter healed what I've done to you? You've taken everything away from me. Everything and you have the gall to go and break my daughter's heart?"
"I had to go and break the next best thing, since you don't have one." He walked to his truck and jumped inside. Peeling out of there at a high speed, he felt almost complete. He'd done it! He'd gotten his revenge against that whore! She was standing there speechless, hurt, and ruined.