Page 39 of Satan's Son

Chapter 16

When I saw Ethan talking to other people annoyance overwhelmed me. Call me selfish, but I liked having his full attention. So, I wasn’t enjoying it right now as he had an animated conversation with the girl at the cash register at the grocery store.

Who knew different types of chocolate were such a conversation starter?

“Well, personally, I like Cadbury.” The register chick batted her lids. Could she at least attempt to hide her attraction?

“That’s the purple one, right?” Ethan was actually asking a question, but she clearly thought he was joking because she laughed loudly.

I continued to throw things onto the counter for her to scan.

“Have you ever tried Cadbury Dream Chocolate?” she asked him. Couldn’t she focus on her job? She needed to be bagging my groceries, not chatting up Ethan.

“I don’t think so, but I did have this caramel one the other night. Damn, that was good!” He grinned at her.

Ethan hadn’t tasted chocolate before, and I was beginning to wish I had never introduced him to it!

She chuckled again. “You’re funny.”

Ethan, funny?That caused my face to screw up. Ethan was about as funny as global warming!

“Ethan, could you lift this out?” I snapped, stepping away from the cart for him to lift the box of Coke cans.

He didn’t even glance at me, lifting it with ease. Which, of course, hadn’t gone unnoticed by the register chick.

“Wow, you’re strong. Do you work out?” she flirted, with this creepy smirk on her face. If that was attractive, then the human population’s standards had dropped.

“It’s a box of Coke cans, not a slab of concrete,” I said, loudly.

“You couldn’t lift it.” Ethan shot me an amused look.

I crossed my arms. I had only asked him to lift it to get his attention off Miss Batty.

“Whatever, just pay already,” I grumbled.

The register chick rang up the sum while I lifted the bags into the cart. At least this shopping trip was over. To think it was me who had whined at him all day to do this. Not to mention, I had to put up with his continual rants while shopping.

“What’s the hurry, sweetheart?” Ethan strode slowly behind me while I hurried across the parking lot, pushing the cart toward the car.

I grunted, keeping my words to myself, which was something I rarely did, so naturally, Ethan picked up on it.

“Addison,” Ethan took the bag from my hand, dropping it in the trunk. “What’s with the sudden mood change?”

My sudden mood change was due to him giving some cashier chick more attention than me. My eyes widened in shock, hearing my admission to myself.

Oh. My. God.

“Nothing,” I muttered quickly and tore my eyes away from him.

My life had really turned into a horror story!

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