Chapter Ten
“Ethan?” Sophia stared at Ethan as if she’d expected him to be drunk.
“Sophia? Why are you here?” He held on to the door for support.
At his words, Sophia broke into tears. “Oh, Ethan, I had nowhere else to go. No one else to talk to. You’ve always been so kind to me. I just needed some kindness right now.”
He stared at her blankly. “I don’t understand.”
Sophia fell onto him, wrappingher arms around his neck, almost sending them both to the floor as she choked out her words. “My sister’s dead. My poor little sister.” Tears flowed over Sophia’s cheeks.
Holly turned to them. “But you said if I befriended Sophia, her sister wouldn’t die.”
Joy shook her head. “No, we told you that you could befriend her and try to change the future. These scenes are simply the most probablegiven what has occurred up to your Christmas Eve this year.”
“Then I’ll just be sure this never happens. I knew Sophia had a heart under there somewhere. She doesn’t deserve this. She may be a little self-involved, but—”
“She’s very self-involved. Don’t sugarcoat the truth just because her sister has died.” Malcolm was obviously not going to be moved by Sophia.
“Fine.” Holly gave him an irritatedlook. “Very self-involved, but she loves her sister. I’m going to do everything in my power to keep this from happening. I already told you that. What’s next?”
Malcolm’s jaw clenched and Joy cringed.
That didn’t bode well. “There’s more you still have to see. Come back into the study.” She grabbed Holly’s hand and Malcolm’s and sped through time a few minutes.
Ethan now lay passed out on thecouch in his study, his head resting on the arm, one leg on and one leg off. Sophia sat next to him. “Ethan? Are you awake?” When she didn’t get a response, she smiled.
Holly looked at Joy, but she simply pointed at Sophia.
The woman rose from the couch and proceeded to undress, throwing her clothes about. Her blouse went on the desk, her bra on the end table near Ethan’s head, her skirt wasleft on the floor along with a pair of thong panties. Lastly, she pulled off her high heels and placed one on the rug near the desk and the other on the end table nearest her.
Joy looked at Malcolm to see if he enjoyed the view, but he was looking at her. She flushed and quickly looked away.
Sophia bent over and carefully untied Ethan’s sweatpants. She kept checking to make sure Ethan didn’twake up. Then slowly, she pulled Ethan’s cock out.
Joy watched Holly’s face. She stared, her mouth open, her eyes riveted. Her whole body shivered before she licked her lips.
“Holy crap!” Holly found her voice before looking at Joy then back to Ethan. “He’s hung.” Holly’s gaze found Ethan’s face again and softened. “He really is the whole package.” Her voice held a sense of awe.
Joy hoped thatmeant Holly might be waking up, but she didn’t want to count on it. She glanced down at the man’s cock. It was thick and long and it wasn’t even hard. In fact, it was a lot like Malcolm’s. She swallowed.
“He’s not going to be of any use to her passed out like that.” Holly couldn’t seem to stop staring at Ethan. That was definitely good.
Having set everything up, Sophia lay down on the couchnext to the man, her head on his shoulder, her hand across his waist and one leg over his. She smiled as she closed her eyes.
Holly frowned. “I don’t get it. She wants Ethan to think he slept with her? Is she that desperate for a boyfriend?” She turned to face them and her eyes grew round. “Oh, no. She’s not going to accuse him of rape or anything is she?”
“No!” Joy couldn’t let her think that.Sophia wasn’tthatbad.
Holly frowned. “Is she the one he’s in love with. No, that can’t be because he wouldn’t love someone like her.”
Joy pounced on that. “What kind of woman would Ethan love?”
“Someone kind, intelligent, helpful and who has bigger boobs than Sophia.”
Joy laughed. Both she and Holly were well endowed compared to poor Sophia, whose figure was almost that of a teenage boy.
“I agree.” Malcolm’s comment had her growing self-conscious again.
