SPOILER!!: the center of Ethan's focus
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Minerva bite her lip as he stood so close. Her mind going a mile a minute in a few different directions. “umm.. wait.. what about before?” She had completely forgotten what they were talking about, all she knew was he was standing very close and was staring into her eyes. She then felt her cheeks turn and she smiled as he turned back to dinner. Taking a deep breath she tried to focus on what was being said again, oh right making her nervous, she chuckled a bit. [b] “I would say you can still do that at times.” She watched as he continued to cook seriously he could have at least kissed her cheek not teased her like that, she gave a small pout, but than smiled at her own pouting.
So he wasn’t all focused either, “By the looks of it, I still can make you forget things as well… Good to know.” She half wondered if they were together five years from now could they still do this to each other. She hoped so, because she didn’t want him to ever get bored with her. Looking up as he spoke she had to think about what he was saying, she had let her mind wonder too much out of the conversation. Lesson? Oh cooking, right.. “Sure anytime you want to cook I am more than willing to play teacher.” She loved cooking, so it wasn’t something that was hard for her to do. Plus cooking together was always fun. “I don’t care to really learn the charms, I mean I guess I could, but the way I cook is the way mom taught me. Learning something different is like losing her again, I’ve lost enough of her.” She wondered if that even made sense.
Taking a deep breath and putting a happy face on she knew it was only a matter of time before this stuff was going to start coming up all the time and she couldn’t act sad about it.. NO that wasn’t nice nor was it fair to him. It was his future and she had to just deal with the fact he wasn’t going to be there next term. “Well maybe tonight once we are done here you should get it finished and send it while it’s fresh in your brain. I don’t want you missing the deadline.” No that wouldn’t be good. “Plus it will be exciting, a new adventure and you will be studying all your fun plants you love so much.” See positive stuff. She could be positive and supportive even if it felt like she was going to just die next term without him around.
The dinner still had a bit of time to cook, so for now Ethan focused on the pretty girl in front of him while he waited and he chuckled at her words.
"I think I said those same words once before.. two years ago, to be exact? About how you're cute when you're nervous.." He grinned a bit wider.
"I still do that to you? Really? Well, I guess it's nice to know I haven't lost my charm." She certainly didn't act as nervous around him as she once did when they first started dating, but he liked that he still had some effect on her.. and that she had an effect on him as well. He chuckled a bit and glanced over at his instructions before looking at her again.
"You often make me lose my focus.. especially when my focus is, more times than not, you.. just don't let me burn dinner, okay?"
He smiled as he let his fingers wander over to her hand and glide over it, then he looked up.
"You're a great teacher, you know.. knowledgeable and patient, plus I like working really close with you," he said with a wink. And that just made it more fun.. it wasn't like work or anything.. he enjoyed it. He shrugged a bit and nodded as she dismissed the cooking charms.
"Well, honestly, either way would be fine with me.. and if it helps you feel close to your mother, let's just stick with the Muggle way." He gave her a reassuring smile. He didn't know any different when it came to cooking, having never learned either way so this was just fine if she was teaching him.. and it wasn't that hard. Though he wondered if it would be even more like potions if he used charms..
Ethan looked away a bit, thinking over his Uni application. A lot of thoughts were going through his head about it, but he knew it should be an exciting time.. though it did not always feel like it. He looked back at her, hearing her words, and forced a smile.
"Yes, that's probably a good idea," he nodded.
"I really should get it done tonight.. or I might forget or something." He always did have so much on his mind that this would be possible. As she continued, his smile became a little more natural and broad.
"Yeah.. you're right.. I think it will be an amazing experience.. I'm just.. a little apprehensive, I guess." He had to admit that a very big part of him was excited but he also had a lot of conflicting emotions which he knew wasn't necessarily a bad thing.