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Ethan is cuddled up on the couch with his fiancée, watching a film. Inessa looks at the engagement ring, and starts kissing Ethan again. Their relationship was already going fantastic before the engagement, but the engagement a couple of weeks ago reignited their love.
"Shall we go back to the bedroom?", Inessa whispered in his ear.
But before he could answer, the doorbell rang.
"Who's coming over so late?"
"I don't know. Let's just ignore it. I want you," Inessa replied.
"I think I should check it out already," Ethan replies, leaving his comfortable position on the couch. It's not easy for him to leave his horny girlfriend on the couch, but he doesn't want to leave anyone at the door either. He walks into the hallway of the flat and is astonished to see his best friend Cara standing at the door.
"Hey Ethan."
"Hey Cara, what brings you here so late?".
"Is Inessa there?"
"Yes in the living room".
"Can we go into the bedroom and talk in private?".
"Of course."
Ethan is surprised to see Cara at his door tonight. She hasn't contacted him since he asked her to be his maid of honour and she left the question unanswered. He invites her inside. While Cara is hanging up her coat, he tells Inessa that Cara is there. He tells her that she just wants to talk to him for a moment and that Inessa can stay on the couch.
***
The conversation with Cara was shorter than expected, because she formulated quite clearly and firmly why she is here. She told him that his engagement to Inessa had made her think twice. She told him that she had broken up with her boyfriend. Cara went on to say that every day she thought back to the fight for him three years ago, she would know that she had actually won that fight, that Inessa had just been lucky that day. Ethan remembered well the fight in which it was decided who he would spend his life with.
Ethan had strong affection for both women three years ago. Cara had been his best friend for years. The two knew each other very well and at school time everyone assumed that they were actually already a couple. But they were not. At college, he met Inessa, a Russian who moved to the UK with her parents when she was 3 years old. Her Russian origins were nevertheless recognisable from her strong body, which she trained additionally. Despite the hard training, however, she lost nothing of her femininity. He got on well with her and it almost developed into a relationship, but Cara got wind of it and took action. She confessed to Ethan that she wanted to be his girlfriend. He did not know what to do in this situation. He also had feelings for Cara, but he also had feelings for Inessa.
Ethan decided to tell Inessa about it. She suggested that she would sort it out with Cara herself. The two met at the café. Ethan was not present for the talk.
Later they told him that they had reached an agreement. If he agreed, they would fight for him. Only the woman who can also defend him as her boyfriend should get him, they told him. Ethan agreed. Inessa should not have it easy in this fight, because Cara also trains a lot and has a strong body to oppose her. He remembers well how hateful the fight was. Both were aware that they were fighting for their life partner. They got into it, accusing each other of wanting to steal their husband and future family. This fight was merciless and bloody, but in the end Inessa narrowly won. Both had to be hospitalised afterwards.
Cara did not contact him again until six months later. She told him that she had found someone else but did not want to lose contact with Ethan. The beginning was not easy, because of course Inessa distrusted her and the hatred the two developed for each other in the fight continued. But as time went on, the two got along better and better, at least they didn't antagonise each other anymore. Inessa stopped seeing Cara as a competitor. A few years of couples' evenings and even holidays together followed. He always found it hot to be in the same room with the two women who fought over him. He also liked the idea that the woman who fought for him would now also be responsible for watching over the marriage as maid of honour. It all seemed very harmonious.
Although he often thought about what a relationship with Cara would be like, what it would be like if he was the man by her side. Ethan has to admit that it was always hard for him not to maybe kiss Cara when they were together. Because he was never allowed to experience what it was like to kiss this woman. He could guess from the evenings they spent together with Cara and her boyfriend what a relationship between the two of them would be like. But he knew that these thoughts were in vain. This matter was decided. Inessa won the fight, he agreed that the winner of this fight would become his girlfriend. He could not complain either, for he was happy with Inessa. He also likes being with the stronger woman of the two. He thought that Cara had also accepted this situation. But it seems she could never accept her defeat.
Cara told him that she will not accept him marrying Inessa. She is convinced that she would be a better girlfriend for him. She wants to challenge Inessa again. This time the fight is to be final. The winner will marry him, start a family with him. The loser will go out of his life.
"But I will only challenge her if you agree. Is Inessa really the right woman for you, don't you think you can be happier with me?".
This was the question Ethan now had to answer for himself. He didn't know if he should agree to Cara's request. But he had to admit to himself that he could not refuse. After all these years he still has feelings for Cara, stronger feelings than usual in a friendship. But he also loves Inessa. He feels how indecisive he is. The two of them must decide it between themselves. There must be a fight, the outcome of which is final. If Cara loses this fight, then she is not the right woman for him, and it will then also be final for him that Inessa is rightly the woman by his side.
"I want you to fight. That is finally settled who will be my wife. But you must realise that if you challenge Inessa now, you will risk our friendship. She will never allow you to play a part in our lives again"
"I am willing to take that risk, I can't bear to see her by your side anymore".
The two get up from the bed. Ethan faces Cara. She puts her hands on his back and they both look into each other's eyes.
"That Russian bitch has stolen so much of our time together, but I will not let her take away my life together with you".
Ethan goes to kiss her but Cara stops him.
"Let me earn that kiss," she breathes in his ear.
"Then we'll go to Inessa".
They make their way to the living room. Ethan stands back as Cara stands in front of Inessa.
"Hey Cara, what did you want from Ethan?"
"I just wanted to tell him what I'm going to do. I'm going to fight for what is rightfully mine. I challenge you to a fight. Let us fight for Ethan one last time".
Ethan can see the confusion on Inessa's face.
"What...I...this is a joke, right?Ethan, what prank have you two come up with?"
"It's not a joke," Cara replies. "I broke up with my boyfriend because I realised that all I want is Ethan. You're standing in the way of our future together and I'm sick of it. You are not going to marry him".
Inessa seems to realise that Cara is serious. She puts her blanket away and stands up. She faces Cara and says "So you are serious. I knew you couldn't be trusted. Ethan wanted me to give you another chance, but I could always tell you still wanted to steal my future husband"
"You're not the right woman for him either. He would be much better off with me. I'm a better match for him"
"You are weak. You lost to me. You know Ethan has no interest in being with the loser. You want to lose to me again so bad? Fine by me. You'll find out just like last time that you can't beat me"
"Our fight was a long time ago, in that time I have improved, my punches are harder. You will already feel that you have no chance this time".
"Do you think I have neglected my training? I knew that I must always be ready to defend my relationship. You will lose this time too"
"Your training is nowhere near as demanding as mine"
"Shall we put it to the test again?"
" I would love to".
"Ethan, my future boyfriend, can prepare the living room for a fight in the meantime".
"My boyfriend," Inessa responds to Cara's dig.
They both leave the living room. Inessa retreats to the bedroom while Cara goes to the bathroom.
Preparing the living room went quickly. Ethan moved the dining room table, the couch and the TV table to one wall. Before that, however, he carried the TV into the kitchen because he was afraid it might break in the fight. He took the canvas pictures off the wall and put them on the table. Next, he stacked the chairs for the table and pushed them to the edge. Only the armchair remained. This he positioned on the opposite side to have the best view of the battle.
A few minutes after he had turned the living room into a fighting arena, his girlfriend also entered the room.
"Do you like me like this?" she asks him with a smile on her face.
Inessa is wearing a pair of short sports shorts, as well as a sports bra. Although Ethan always sees this outfit when they go to the gym together, it makes him horny. Because this time, instead of watching her lift weights, he's going to watch her beat on his best friend. He looks at her defined six-pack, which Inessa tenses again especially for him. He notices again how strong Inessa's arms and legs look without Inessa radiating less femininity. He touches Inessa's arms. She flexes her muscles extra and he gets horny. The Russian has put her long brunette hair back at the top and tied it into a dot.
"With these strong arms and my hard strokes, it won't take me long before Cara is unconscious under me again".
He gives his girlfriend a kiss.
Then he hears that Cara is about to enter the living room as well and turns towards the hallway.
Cara presents herself to him in a similar outfit. Short sports shorts and sports bra. Cara wasn't lying when she said that she has increased her training. Her arms and legs look stronger, she also has a six pack. Cara has used hair clips to put her top hair back and secure it. Her hair on the sides remains exposed.
"It's been a long time since you've seen me in this outfit, hasn't it?"
"That's right, and you look fitter than ever"
"Thanks. You have no idea what I can do with this body in bed too" Cara smiles at him.
Inessa intervenes and presses her forehead against Cara's.
The two engage in the most fierce staredown Ethan has ever seen. If looks could kill, the fight would already be over and he would be single again.
For Cara there is no turning back now, no plan B. She left her boyfriend for Ethan, even though she knew she still had to fight Inessa. Cara has tried for years with her boyfriend. She has hoped that he could be the man for her life, since she lost Ethan to Inessa. Cara still likes her ex-boyfriend too, but she will never feel as much for him as she does for Ethan. Cara didn't leave her boyfriend for no reason, she is convinced that there is no one else but Ethan for her.
Cara admitted it to herself too late, she should have demanded a rematch sooner, but that can't be helped. Now she is in front of Ethan's fiancée, and is about to fight her.
Inessa takes off her engagement ring and gives him her boyfriend.
"After the fight, I'll get the ring back," Inessa says and kisses her boyfriend.
In a few weeks Ethan and Inessa would get married, and hopefully the ring on his finger would then stop women from flirting with him, Inessa thought to herself. But of course Cara had to turn up, her old rival who is now trying to dash that dream. But Inessa is not going to let this marriage be taken away from her. She loves Ethan, more than anything. Inessa also knows that Ethan feels the same way about her.
She befriended Cara for his sake, even though she never fully trusted Cara. She was always prepared for Cara revealing her true colours and wanting to fight for Ethan again. That is why Inessa is not surprised by Cara's challenge.
But even though Inessa and Ethan couldn't love each other more right now, Inessa knows that defeat could change everything. Ethan likes being with the stronger woman. He wants his girlfriend to be ready to defend the relationship at any time. Inessa also found pleasure in using her strong body to beat up all the women who would flirt with Ethan.
If Cara wins this fight, then she will become his girlfriend, then she will marry him. That's what the two had agreed on the last time they fought.
Although Cara has shown with her challenge today that she is not keeping to the agreement, Ethan has made it clear that this fight is final. He will marry the winner of this fight. Ethan already told her that he would not accept a fight for him after the wedding, because then the decision for his life partner is irreversible.
Cara says "I'm going to beat you up"
"Ethan is mine. You will die alone" Inessa replies.
The hatred the two felt for each other three years ago is back, probably never fully gone. Both are as hateful again as they were three years ago.
Both raise their arms in the air. The two begin this fight like their last fight, with a trial of strength. Their hands interlock.
"I doubled my training sessions after our last fight. I will not lose the test of strength against you again," Cara says.
"I also increased my training because I always wanted to be prepared for a bitch like you to steal my boyfriend. You will lose again."
Ethan expects the two to push themselves to their absolute limit again. Both want to have the stronger and better body. But the two don't just see this as a physical competition. They also want to show each other how strong their will is. It remains to be seen which of the two can force their bodies to resist longer.
He sees the two tense their muscles, the fight begins.
Inessa and Cara are evenly matched at the start and so neither woman can push the other back. Ethan likes the intense hateful looks of the two, he sees how much they want to win.
"Whore," Inessa moans.
"Slut," Cara retorts.
The first few minutes required a lot of strength from the two women. Both groaned. The upper hand in this trial of strength changed constantly. There were moments when Cara had a slight advantage, but Inessa also often regained the upper hand.
Cara does not understand how Inessa still seems to be her equal in the showdown. The defeat of a couple of years ago has been on Cara's mind a lot, she never wanted to lose a showdown again and has intensified her training, but still Inessa can keep up. Cara still has power in the tank, but she can't manage to bring Inessa to her knees at the moment.
Inessa is annoyed about being in this showdown with Cara for minutes already. She was keen to prove to Ethan how strong she is, but Cara seems to be more trained than she was three years ago. Inessa can't manage to dominate Cara in the long run. She has to win this showdown now, she doesn't like that Cara could give Ethan the impression that she is stronger than Inessa. Inessa tenses all her muscles, she tries to finally bring Cara to her knees. Cara's arms are shaking, Inessa sees the opportunity to win this showdown again, but after a minute Inessa is already too exhausted. She has to give up her attempt to keep enough strength left to fight back against Cara's attempts. Cara pushes Inessa back and they both find themselves in the starting position.
Cara looks at Ethan, she wants him badly. Inessa made a dangerous attempt to dominate Cara, but Cara just managed to avert it. She now has to win this showdown. It may not decide the fight, but it would show him how much she wants him. Inessa is weakened, it is her chance to win this duel. She draws extra strength from her will once again, she forces her body to its limits. She feels herself managing to snap Inessa's wrists backwards. If Cara can buckle Inessa's wrists any harder, Inessa will have no choice but to go down on her knees in front of her. Cara continues to tense her muscles, putting pressure on Inessa's wrists.
Inessa's wrists are bent so far that she already has to get down on one knee. A small success for Cara, but she must not let up now. She has only won when Inessa's back has touched the floor.
Cara notices Inessa's angry look. The Russian probably didn't expect to be dominated by Cara. Inessa must not have taken her training seriously enough, she thought she was better than any other woman she would challenge for Ethan. But now she has to realise how weak she is. Cara likes that she is the woman who humiliates Inessa.
Inessa drops to her other knee, another small success. Cara will show Ethan that Inessa does not deserve him. Her weak body is not able to defend their relationship.
Inessa knows she is in a dicey situation. Cara has managed to bring her to her knees. She cannot believe that she is actually being dominated by this treacherous snake right now. Inessa has not rested on her victory against Cara three years ago. She has trained much more often, she wouldn't forgive herself for losing a fight because of lack of training. The fight against Cara last time was close enough, Inessa never wanted to win just that close again. But now she is dominated by Cara. Her rival doesn't lack much to put her on her back. Inessa absolutely has to win this showdown and make it clear to Cara that she is still the stronger woman.
Inessa notices how Cara steps closer to her. From this position she can put even more pressure on Inessa. In a moment the test of strength is lost for Inessa. Inessa focuses again. She tries to fight Cara and get her hands forward again. Inessa screams, it is painful to have to free herself from this position. But she forces herself to ignore the pain. Cara seems surprised by Inessa's strength, but that only makes her rival apply more pressure. Inessa is stronger, she is convinced of that herself. Cara cannot win.
Inessa continues to ignore the pain and keeps trying to push Cara back. She actually manages to push her hands further forward. Inessa notices a tear running down her cheek, the pain is getting to her. But that would be nothing compared to the pain of losing this showdown.
Cara doesn't understand how Inessa still manages to free herself despite her position. Where does Inessa get this strength? She can't possibly have trained more than Cara. But now is not the time to think about it further. She has to push Inessa back again. Ethan's girlfriend has managed to push Cara back enough to get her back on one leg. Cara tries to resist, her thoughts are on Ethan. Cara knows that if she loses today's fight, Inessa will marry Ethan. But then it all happens very quickly and Inessa is back on her feet, Inessa's face is back against Cara's and they are back to square one.
Ethan is impressed by Inessa's comeback. He didn't think Inessa would be able to get out of this position again, on the other hand he always thought Inessa was the strongest woman, so he should have just expected Inessa not to lose this showdown.
More minutes passed in this showdown. But this time Cara was more dominant throughout. Inessa was in a defensive position for the whole minutes, she had to keep Cara from getting the upper hand in the showdown, but she could not become dangerous to Cara.
Cara hears Inessa moaning. She sees in her face how much Inessa is suffering. Inessa is strong and can hold Cara back, but Inessa will soon collapse. Her wrists are surely too damaged to win this duel. Cara gathers the last reserves of strength, if she gives everything now, Inessa will collapse, she is sure of it.
She takes another breath and then tries again to bend Inessa's hands. Inessa screams, she loses control again. Cara feels her slowly bend Inessa's hands. Cara quickly gets the Russian back on her knees.
"Fuck fuck," Inessa moans. She realises she can no longer prevent her defeat. Cara steps up to Inessa again and applies more pressure. Inessa moans and falls onto her back. Cara lands on top of Inessa and lets go of her hands, she has won this test of strength. She straightens her upper body and puts her hair back. Then she smiles at her defeated rival.
"I told you I was stronger". Cara is more than satisfied. This is the most important fight of her life, and was able to prevail against her rival. It will hurt Inessa's self-confidence that she lost this showdown. Cara is about to show her that she is also inferior in the fight, but first Ethan seems to want to talk to her.
Ethan looks down at the two women and is impressed. Cara didn't promise too much when she said that she trains a lot more. She could actually defeat his girlfriend in this test of strength. He knows how much Inessa trains, that's why he couldn't imagine Cara really having a chance, but she won, and she seems to enjoy it. Cara smiles at him. She stands up and walks to him.
"You were amazing," he says to her.
"Thank you. I hope you realise now that Inessa is weak. She can't defend her relationship, but shouldn't your future wife be able to? I will win that fight too, and then we will finally make up for the stolen time."
Inessa also stands up again and faces Cara directly.
"Don't think anything of your victory. I will still defeat you. You will not take my man away from me".
Inessa looks Cara hatefully in the eyes again, and disappears into the bedroom. Cara goes to her bag and takes out the boxing bandages. She starts to wrap it around her hands as Inessa also enters the living room again with her boxing bandages. Both are now preparing for the real fight. The showdown was only the prelude.
Ethan wants to talk to both women again before the fight.
First he goes to Cara. He puts his hands on her back, Cara smiles at him.
"It feels good to be in your hands".
"Are you ready for the fight?"
"I am so ready. I already beat her in a test of strength, I'll beat her in a fight too. You and I, we are destined for each other. I know you much better than she does. She snuck into our lives and stole you from me. I will make sure she never gets in the way of either of us again".
Ethan goes to kiss Cara again but she stops him again.
"Soon you can kiss me, as your girlfriend".
He hugs Cara and wishes her well. Then he goes to his girlfriend.
"Are you ready for the fight?"
"I'm ready and you wouldn't believe how angry I am with her. I tried to trust her, but it turned out she was playing a false game all along. She wanted you all along and I agreed to let her back into our lives. I will not repeat that mistake again. I will defeat her and then we will never see her again. Tell her to stay away from us, I will not allow her to contact us again."
"I understand that"
"I love you and I will do anything to defend our relationship".
"I love you too. Good luck."
Ethan kisses Inessa. She pulls him close and kisses him like it's her last kiss.
Then he steps back and sits on the armchair. Inessa and Cara face each other.
"You're not going to take Ethan away from me, I earned that engagement ring, I'm not going to give him to a slut like you".
"I'm going to be Ethan's fiancée because I'm his soul mate too".
"I belong to Ethan. I'm the wife he deserves. And I will also be a much better mother than you"
"Fuck you. I'm going to be the mother of his children, he's going to start a family with me"
"No, you're not taking away my future with Ethan. I beat you before, I'll do it again".
"Enough talk, time to beat you out of our lives".
They both step back and raise their fists, ready for the fight.
Cara walks towards Inessa and lands the first punch. It seems to have hit hard, because Inessa staggers a few steps back.
"Bitch," Inessa walks up to her rival and punches her head-on in the face. Cara stumbles backwards. Inessa follows up with another punch. She then kicks Cara in the hip, sending her towards the wall.
"You will not steal my future family," Inessa says.
Cara pushes herself off the wall, ready to launch her next attack. She walks back up to Inessa and rams her fist against her cheek, she follows up with a punch with her left fist and then smashes her fist into the Russian's stomach. Although Inessa has a trained six pack, this punch still makes her groan.
Inessa hits Cara's head, Cara counters and then pushes Inessa against the wall.Inessa pushes herself off the wall but is brought right back to the cold wall by Cara with a punch to the face. Cara grabs her opponent and turns her face to the wall. Then she smashes Inessa's head against the wall. Inessa looks slightly dazed but Cara follows up and smashes the Russian's head against the wall again. Inessa drops to one knee.
"I'm not done with you yet," Cara says and lifts Inessa back to her feet. But Inessa is able to free herself directly from Cara's clutches with a headbutt. Inessa takes a few steps away from Cara. Both are watching each other closely and want to prevent a mistake from costing them the victory in this fight.
Cara goes for Inessa again, but this time the Russian can block the blow. Inessa counters with a hook to the liver, which Cara does not take without problems. Inessa follows up with two more punches to Cara's cheek before Cara can escape the Russian's punches.
Cara refocuses and walks towards Inessa. She makes Inessa think she is going to strike, but Cara starts her offensive with a kick to Inessa's chest. Inessa falls back a few steps, Cara walks up to her and slams her fist again into her face. Cara goes for another hit, but Inessa ducks at the right moment and throws Cara against the wall. She grabs Cara's head and smashes it against the wall. Then she turns her opponent back towards her and peppers her fist into her face twice before throwing Cara onto the floor.
Cara supports herself with her arms on the floor. She stands up and watches Inessa closely. Cara spits out blood and wipes her mouth afterwards.
"You're going to lose, just like last time," the Russian calls out to her, clearly pleased to have already made Cara bleed. But Cara goes after Inessa again, feints a punch, and thereby manages to land a direct hit to Inessa's head. Cara follows up with a hook to the chin that stuns Inessa.Cara directly grabs the Russian and shoves her against the wall with all her might. Inessa nastily hits the back of her head and staggers a few steps towards Cara, then falls to her knees. Cara grabs the Russian's head and rams her knee into her face. Inessa groans, but that was only the beginning. Cara takes the chance and rams her knee into Inessa's face several times before throwing the Russian onto the floor.
Inessa slowly gets down on all fours and grabs her nose. Cara has made her bleed too. Inessa coughs and also has to spit blood. Cara gives Inessa a kick in the stomach. Cara wants to follow up with another kick, but Inessa grabs Cara's leg and takes her down. Inessa jumps on her opponent and punches her, but Cara is able to turn the tide shortly afterwards and punch Inessa. The upper hand in this exchange of blows changes constantly, both can register a multitude of hits. Finally, Cara throws Inessa away from her and ends the exchange. Both slowly get up and notice the marks left by this exchange of blows. Inessa's nosebleed has become worse. Cara has a cut on her eyebrow, she has to spit blood again. But neither seems ready to give up.
No sooner are they back on their feet than they start walking towards each other. Inessa tries to land a hit, but Cara ducks and gives Inessa a chinlock again. Inessa staggers but quickly refocuses on the fight and once again rams a fist into Cara's face. Cara counters with two punches, but they are not unanswered by the Russian. Inessa's punches send Cara staggering backwards, but Cara is still able to stay on her feet. She runs at Inessa and gives her a spear that brings them both back to the floor. Cara crawls up on Inessa and strikes, but Inessa is able to regain the upper hand. Both deliver their second exchange of blows on the parquet floor, where both could land many blows again. This time it is Inessa who pushes Cara away from her and thus ends the exchange of blows. Both recover from this intense hail of blows. By now the marks of the fight are more than visible on Cara's and Inessa's faces. Both have bloodied faces, both are really hitting as hard as they can.
"I will remain his fiancée and I will also marry Ethan. No matter how many times you punch me, I will not let a bitch like you get Ethan," says Inessa, who has just managed to get on all fours.
Cara currently manages to get on her knees.
"I'm going to marry him and I'm going to be the mother of his children".
"He's mine", Inessa replies.
"No he is mine".
The hatred between the two is as intense as it was at the beginning of the fight, if not more so, but their bodies have weakened, neither of them fit enough after this multitude of blows to completely turn the hate into blows. They walk slowly towards each other on their knees. When Inessa is close enough, Cara strikes again. Inessa is able to catch herself on her hands and straightens up to strike again herself. Cara almost falls back to the floor, but just manages to catch herself. She straightens up again. Cara can almost only open one eye, Inessa's doesn't look much better. Both are exhausted from this fight. It looks as if this fight is about to end, but it is not yet clear who will win.
Both look at each other and seem to have the same thought. Ethan can still remember that in their last fight, the two were also on their knees facing each other, and afterwards he could not believe what the two did then. Just as he can't believe that they will probably do it again now. They put their hands on their opponent's shoulder and then smash their heads against each other face first. But not just once. Both ram their heads against each other again shortly afterwards, and finish this brutal action with a third collision. Both fall back and support themselves with their hands. This action has damaged both of them and made neither of them the winner. Their faces are bloodied, Ethan doesn't know how much longer their bodies will endure this ordeal. They both get back on their knees.
"I hate you," Cara moans weakly.
"I hate you more," Inessa replies.
Cara rushes at Inessa and both have their third exchange of blows. Fists are flying again, although not as many as in the first exchange. This time, however, the exchange ends in a different way. One woman manages to get the upper hand and beats her opponent mercilessly.
"He's mine," the woman moans as she continues to beat the woman lying below her. The woman on the ground barely resists, she seems to lose consciousness more and more with each punch. The coming winner of the fight only needs a few more blows before her opponent no longer stirs and the winner of the fight is determined. The winner exhaustedly puts her hair out of her face while the winner lies bleeding underneath her.
Cara has won Ethan.
She tries to get up but is too weak. Ethan rushes to her and gets her to her feet. He takes her to a chair and makes her sit down.
"Finally, I'm your girlfriend. Finally we have beaten that bitch out of your life".
Cara is so glad that the effort was not in vain. For years she trained because she never wanted to lose another fight. She broke up with her boyfriend, went full risk and fought Ethan. But Cara is jolted out of her thoughts when she notices Ethan kneeling down in front of her.
Ethan is impressed by Cara. She was a good friend to him for years and he often imagined what it would be like to be with her. He had many good moments with Inessa too, but Inessa and Cara have now decided between themselves who can spend their lives with him, and that battle has been won by Cara. He is sure that he will be at least as happy with Cara as he was with Inessa, if not happier. He wants this woman. There is no doubt in his mind that Cara should be his life partner. She is the stronger woman, she has shown that she is superior to Inessa in the test of strength as well as in the exchange of blows.
Cara listens to the proposal, which she finds very sweet for an impromptu proposal. He points out past experiences again, tells her how impressively she fought and how much he would like to have a future together with her. Cara accepts the proposal and the ring seems a little too big for her finger, but that's beside the point now. She has actually still become Ethan's fiancée. Cara stands up and hugs her fiancé. She would like to kiss him, but Cara's lip is too bloody. Inessa had to ruin this moment for her by hitting her. But that was the last time Inessa stood in their way.
***
Two weeks later, Ethan goes to the hospital where both Cara and Inessa were admitted right after the fight. The two showed no mercy in the fight and accordingly they had to be treated by the doctors. Ethan has already visited Cara several times, but today is finally the day when Cara can leave the hospital. He sees, as he makes his way to the entrance, that she is already waiting for him. Cara walks up to him and falls straight into his arms.
She says "Let's go home. I finally want to feel you". Cara smiles at him.
"It's time for our very first kiss". Ethan puts his hand on her neck and starts kissing Cara.
Cara enjoys this kiss. It is the best kiss of her life. For years she had to wait for this kiss and now she finally gets it. He kisses even better than she ever dreamed. A fantastic start for this relationship.
After this kiss, Cara follows him into the car.
***
A week later, Cara is waiting for Inessa to finally arrive. Cara has agreed with Ethan that Cara will give Inessa the things from the flat. Cara doesn't want Ethan to ever see Inessa again. Then the doorbell finally rings.
Cara opens the door. "Hey bitch," she greets Inessa.
"Where is Ethan? I want to talk to him".
"Ethan is my boyfriend. You don't have anything to talk to him about anymore. So...", Cara reaches beside her and puts the two moving boxes in the hallway.
"Take your things and go".
"I hate you so much, you stole my fiancé, my future husband, my family. You took away my whole future life".
"Are you really going to blame me for this? You're only not marrying Ethan because you weren't strong enough to defend your boyfriend. Ethan and I have always been better together, you were just lucky and had won the fight for him three years ago. But this time the stronger woman won, Ethan is mine.
"Fuck you," Inessa replies tersely.
"Fuck you. Now get your things and go"
"How am I supposed to know that all of my stuff is in the boxes too".
"Don't worry, everything is in the boxes. I certainly don't want anything of yours in our flat anymore. I don't want anything to remind me of you anymore. I always thought that picture you drew of Russia was hideous. I'm glad I'll never have to see it again".
"I hate you so much"
"I hate you too. But now we never have to see each other again. Ethan is mine".
Cara slams the door.
