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“I’m sorry, I think I need to go to bed. Thank you, Liam, for trying.”
Then I put my beer down and head towards the door. I hear Ace call out my name, but I don’t turn back. I head up to my room and close the door gently, before lowering down and letting the tears fall. He told me to fuck someone else. The way he said it. It burned. It tore right down into my heart. What the hell am I trying to prove here? Jagger is too far gone, he doesn’t want to care, he doesn’t want to let himself and I honestly don’t think it will matter what we do. He’s clearly not changing his mind anytime soon.
I don’t know where to go from here, and that scares me.
~*~*~*~*
WILLOW
God, my throat is dry, beer does that to me. I can’t find my way through this god damned house at night, I really can’t. Frustrated, I huff loudly and slam into a wall. Far out. I am just about to the kitchen when a set of hard arms go around me from behind. I flinch and go to scream, but a hand goes over my mouth. I know the smell as soon as I calm down, and I realize it’s Jagger. Great, what the hell is he playing at now? Honest to god, the man never gives up.
“You didn’t really think your little game out there would work tonight, did you?”
I try to elbow him, but he just holds me tighter. His hard body presses against my back and mine comes to life, even though I am inwardly cursing it for betraying me.
“No, I didn’t think so. That’s why you’re going to get me out of this place. You’re going to make a loud sound, and distract Rusty who is sitting at the front door, so I can leave.”
Hell no, I’m not. I squirm, but Jagger doesn’t let my mouth go.
“Then, you’re going to let me leave and do what’s best here.”
I don’t move, if he won’t let my mouth go, I can’t answer him. Finally, he slips his hand from my mouth, but he doesn’t move his body from mine. His arm is wrapped around my waist, holding me tightly, and I would be lying to say it didn’t feel good.
“I’m not doing anything, so don’t bother, Johnny.”
“Yes, you are.”
“No,” I say, squirming again. “I’m not.”
“You’re wasting your time with me, Willow. Surely you can see that.”
“I know what you’re trying to do, and it won’t work. You’re trying to convince me to let you go, convince me that you don’t care so I’ll get hurt enough and just give up. Well, you’re wrong Johnny Black, I won’t give up. For better or for worse, remember? I made a promise!”
He’s silent a moment, then he puts his lips to my ear and whispers, “You’re a fool then, Willow. I am only going to hurt you. Didn’t you see how this would end after the other night?”
“The other night was no more than some seriously good sex.”
He flinches, like my words have shocked him. Good. I can be just as cold as he can.
“I don’t want to be here, do you really want to keep me here when I don’t want to stay?”
“You don’t know what you want, you admit that to me.”
“Yeah, and that includes you. Don’t do this to yourself, Willow.”
“So it wouldn’t bother you,” I snap, trying to get free again. “If I fucked someone else?”
“No.”
“Bullshit, Jagger!”
He growls and drops his arms, spinning me around to face him.
“Don’t you see? I’m not the same anymore. I’m not who you think I am!”
I cross my arms and glare at him. “Why did you marry me then? Why did you let me have Leila?”
“I was in fucking denial,” he says, crossing his own arms. “I had just been rescued from the island, I was relieved, I was living in that moment where you’re just happy to be alive. Then reality set in, and I realized I’ve changed. I was never made to be a family man. I am a fuckin’ gang leader, it’s what I do. I’m no good for you or those kids. I should have never became a father.”
“You don’t mean that,” I rasp, my heart thumping.
“They’re better off without me, and so are you. I
Then I put my beer down and head towards the door. I hear Ace call out my name, but I don’t turn back. I head up to my room and close the door gently, before lowering down and letting the tears fall. He told me to fuck someone else. The way he said it. It burned. It tore right down into my heart. What the hell am I trying to prove here? Jagger is too far gone, he doesn’t want to care, he doesn’t want to let himself and I honestly don’t think it will matter what we do. He’s clearly not changing his mind anytime soon.
I don’t know where to go from here, and that scares me.
~*~*~*~*
WILLOW
God, my throat is dry, beer does that to me. I can’t find my way through this god damned house at night, I really can’t. Frustrated, I huff loudly and slam into a wall. Far out. I am just about to the kitchen when a set of hard arms go around me from behind. I flinch and go to scream, but a hand goes over my mouth. I know the smell as soon as I calm down, and I realize it’s Jagger. Great, what the hell is he playing at now? Honest to god, the man never gives up.
“You didn’t really think your little game out there would work tonight, did you?”
I try to elbow him, but he just holds me tighter. His hard body presses against my back and mine comes to life, even though I am inwardly cursing it for betraying me.
“No, I didn’t think so. That’s why you’re going to get me out of this place. You’re going to make a loud sound, and distract Rusty who is sitting at the front door, so I can leave.”
Hell no, I’m not. I squirm, but Jagger doesn’t let my mouth go.
“Then, you’re going to let me leave and do what’s best here.”
I don’t move, if he won’t let my mouth go, I can’t answer him. Finally, he slips his hand from my mouth, but he doesn’t move his body from mine. His arm is wrapped around my waist, holding me tightly, and I would be lying to say it didn’t feel good.
“I’m not doing anything, so don’t bother, Johnny.”
“Yes, you are.”
“No,” I say, squirming again. “I’m not.”
“You’re wasting your time with me, Willow. Surely you can see that.”
“I know what you’re trying to do, and it won’t work. You’re trying to convince me to let you go, convince me that you don’t care so I’ll get hurt enough and just give up. Well, you’re wrong Johnny Black, I won’t give up. For better or for worse, remember? I made a promise!”
He’s silent a moment, then he puts his lips to my ear and whispers, “You’re a fool then, Willow. I am only going to hurt you. Didn’t you see how this would end after the other night?”
“The other night was no more than some seriously good sex.”
He flinches, like my words have shocked him. Good. I can be just as cold as he can.
“I don’t want to be here, do you really want to keep me here when I don’t want to stay?”
“You don’t know what you want, you admit that to me.”
“Yeah, and that includes you. Don’t do this to yourself, Willow.”
“So it wouldn’t bother you,” I snap, trying to get free again. “If I fucked someone else?”
“No.”
“Bullshit, Jagger!”
He growls and drops his arms, spinning me around to face him.
“Don’t you see? I’m not the same anymore. I’m not who you think I am!”
I cross my arms and glare at him. “Why did you marry me then? Why did you let me have Leila?”
“I was in fucking denial,” he says, crossing his own arms. “I had just been rescued from the island, I was relieved, I was living in that moment where you’re just happy to be alive. Then reality set in, and I realized I’ve changed. I was never made to be a family man. I am a fuckin’ gang leader, it’s what I do. I’m no good for you or those kids. I should have never became a father.”
“You don’t mean that,” I rasp, my heart thumping.
“They’re better off without me, and so are you. I
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