CHAPTER 44 “Hi, Hi, Hi…it's getting better and better each day!” Bella giggled when she closed the door after Ethan left just before the clock strikes 9 in the evening. Azalea looked up from the couch she had laid onto and fixed her gaze on her. Bella and Ethan insisted she took a rest while the two prepared their dinner, and even after they ate, Azalea was forced to lay down. Bella and Ethan enjoyed their light bantering throughout dinner. Then shortly after dessert, Ethan excused himself and left them. It was a great and cheerful dinner, and Azalea was sure Ethan enjoyed himself, enough payback to his chivalrous deed earlier. To Azalea, it was just a return favor to his generosity. His time was precious, yet he gave it to her without being asked. However, for Bella, who romanticizes