I don't know why, but I ignored Raven's phone call. I don't think that my heart is ready to speak to her again yet. I somehow cannot help but wonder what it is that she wanted. Well, I can only think of one thing, things with her and Jax fell through, and she wants me to let her back into my life.
That is simply not going to happen.
I can say that I have slowly started to move on with my life. Yes, Maddison has been a welcomed distraction, and yes, after all these years, I still have those feelings for her that I once had. She was a part of my life when everything was dark, and I felt lost.
We were together for a good couple of years, and that is when I met Raven. She saw that my focus was not on us anymore, and we both decided to end it.
Yes, perhaps she is saving me from myself and from a broken heart, and there is the possibility that she is a rebound. But there are things that a man can simply not do alone. Now, all we have done was kissed that one ti
…Raven POV…Hunter is not talking to me.It has been four weeks since our relationship completely fell apart. I am not going to lie, but yes, I do miss him, but I won't lie either when I say that I am starting to realize that I should move on with my life.Yes, I am the one that caused all of this. If I did not try and find in Jax, what Hunter and I were lacking, then our relationship would not be where it is now.Jax did make me realize that I cannot hold onto something that is no longer there. I guess, in a way, he is also waiting for me to decide what it is that I want.That is what I thought Hunter was doing. I thought he was waiting for me to decide what I want, but then I saw him with a girl in town the other day. Jax said that it was his girlfriend before he met me. I had the desire to get angry, but then I realize that I was no different, that I was the one that cheated. Not him.So, on urging from Jax, I am sending him
The thought has not left my mind since yesterday that I spoke to Raven.Am I in love with Maddison?It is early morning, and we both are sitting in my office with a cup of warm coffee. As I look over at her, I can see the beauty that her face holds. She might not be Raven, but she is a woman of her own. I loved her deeply once. Do I still love her?Then she catches me staring at her for what seems for a moment too long."What is on your mind, Hunter?""Do you really want to know?""Is it Raven? Did you guys fight again?""No, I am not thinking about Raven; I am thinking about you."I pull her closer to my body that is now trembling, and softly whisper in her ear, "I think I love you.""Hunter.""Ssshhh Maddison. Let me just talk for one minute. I know if loved you once, and I think I never stopped loving. Spending this time with you made me realize that you were always the one. You always choose me, and I was alwa
…Raven POV…It has been three weeks since I last spoke to Hunter.I have been trying to phone him regularly, but he has no desire to talk to me at all.My perfect life is not turning to be so perfect at all. I am still with Jax, and I have quite fond of him. Whether I love him or not is a complete question on its own.There is a mutual friend of Hunter and Jax that has asked us to go to the club tonight. We have reluctantly decided to go.We are busy getting ready; I see as Jax is watching me intently."Raven, you have no idea how that thing is making my blood boil.""What thing?""That thing you call a dress.""I do have something shorter than this.""Fuck Raven."Unexpectedly, he presses his fingers in my thighs and lifts me up, wrapping my legs around his waist. The moan that escapes my throat only fuels the lustful craving hidden in his brown eyes. Our lips crash together; I can taste the
…Raven POV…The ride back home is quiet; I don't feel like talking, my heart is breaking again. I love Hunter so much; I want to be with him, I want to go back home with him. I don't know if it is me or him or the both of us. Why is it not working? All I want now is time for myself; I came here for a reason, everything is just falling apart. I don't want to run away again; I have to make this work.We are back at Jax's house, sitting in the kitchen having wine; I can still not read his face. Something has changed in him; I hope it is not because of me; I hope I have not broken him. First Hunter and now him."Do you want me to run you a bath?""Please, I need to get that icky smell of Maddison off me."I hear the water running in the bathroom; I make my way up and find Jax standing there. He does not say a word. He keeps his eyes on me as I slip the straps of my dress over my shoulders. He steps forward and slides my dress down my body
…Raven POV…I wake up with a pounding headache; it feels like my head is about to explode. I try to push my body off the bed, but everything is spinning. Exploding and spinning, I definitely had too much wine to drink. Most of the night is a total blur to me; I do not even want to know what Jax and I got up to, emphasis on up, we definitely had sex. I am pretty sure he is going to make me remember.Jax is lying next to me; he looks so peaceful in his sleep; there is nothing like having a sexy man in your bed. He probably does not feel half as bad as I do. I am not going to wake him up just yet; instead, I cuddle up next to him, with my head resting on his chest. Why am I cuddling with him; he should not be in my bed to start with. But I do it anyway; it does not take long for me to fall asleep again.Then I have the most awful nightmare, almost like it is real. It sends fear and panic throughout my body; a cold sweat settles over me. In my dream, H
It's is eleven in the morning, three bottles down, and I am still going. I am well on my way down a road of self-destruction, self-pity, a lot of feeling sorry for myself, playing the victim. One word sums me up perfectly, both physically and mentally, fucked.And do I learn my lesson?No!"Hey, gorgeous.""Jax! Are you having a drink with me?""Yes."I watch him and I can see the hurt still in his eyes."Jax.""Yes?""I am sorry I threw you out. I was just pissed off at the both of you.""Forget about it, just as long as you are okay.""Not really, but the wine is working. Best you catch up; it's no fun being drunk by yourself."I hand Jax the bottle of wine, and he pours a glass for himself, then he turns to me, "Raven.""Yes?""Hunter was wrong when he said I have no feelings for you.""I know."Without hesitation, his hands come up to frame my face, by my jaw, tilting
…Raven POV…It's nighttime when I wake up; Hunter insisted that I sleep for a bit; it seems that a bit has turned into the entire afternoon. Only when I turn around to lay on my back is when I notice that he is curled up next to me. My heart drops; I have missed this; I have forgotten how peaceful and irresistible he looks while he is sleeping. There is so much that I have missed out on; why did I ever doubt this man.I need to stop this thing with Jax.I must fix us, Hunter and me. I must make his heart whole again.I lean over and give him a peck on his cheek.He looks at me with a sneaky smile, "Is that all I get?""What else did you want?""Maybe just a little bit of tongue.""Is this your attempt to talk dirty?""Yes.""You suck at it.""I can think of something else you can suck.""Hunter!"He lets out a rather nervous laugh and looks me straight in the eyes, “Just me
…Raven POV…For the next hour, I fight this internal battle with myself, trying to come to terms with what it is that I want. By the time we reach Jax’s house, I have come to my decision."I will give you time to say bye to Jax; a hug is fine, but kissing and touching, then I kill him. I am sorry if you think that I am telling you what to do and that I am too hard on you; you have a lot of fixing to do, that is, if you want to stay with me.""I want to stay with you.""Let's go get your stuffWhen we pull into the driveway, we are faced with Jax standing outside by his car. At first, he smiles when he sees me; as soon as he sees Hunter, his smile fades."I will go inside and fetch your things. I don't want any fucking funny stuff.""Okay."When I get up out of the car, Jax walks up to me; he briefly faces Hunter, "Morning, Hunter.""Yes, Jax. I will break your fucking hands if you don't keep the