Ethan Thompson was irritated by his mother's nagging about the lack of a hostess in the house; he had driven out that night, circled the block, and, as if driven by some supernatural force, ended up at the apartment where Melody Duncan had been renting.
A month had flown by since Melody Duncan's abortion surgery, and he hadn't sought her out during that time, wanting both her and himself to cool off.
He had meant to push Melody Duncan, thinking it might compel her and Mateo Torres to get a divorce, but, unexpectedly, Melody Duncan chose to have the abortion surgery.
The truth was that it wasn't possible for him to feel absolutely no heartache over the loss of the child, but compared to the significant matters of his own life, that pain was trivial.
Bella White hadn't divorced Mateo Torres, so a reunion with Bella for him was unlikely, and what about Melody Duncan? As long as she didn't have children, he could certainly marry her.
