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But Jaxson and I formed a bond, one so strong, it is unbreakable. I unconditionally and irrevocably love every damaged part of him. And for the boy who doesn’t believe in love, he will always and forever have mine.
I need to get out of this fucking town; I don’t belong here. The only thing that kept me here as long as it has is you.”
I DIDN’T CHOOSE THIS TOWN I DREAM OF GETTING OUT THERE’S JUST ONE WHO COULD MAKE ME STAY ALL MY DAYS
Julia was not hot, she was fucking beautiful.
Every time I was around her, she would destroy some of the darkness that lurked inside of me. She made the bad shit in my life seem not so terrible. Then before I knew it, I had fallen for a girl from another world.
“I’m not making sense. I’m trying to describe how amazing she was, but no matter what I say, you will never fully understand how beautiful she was.” When a tear slips free, he leans over and wipes it away with his thumb. “Actually, I know exactly what you’re saying, and I can picture it… because she sounds just like you.”
“I could never hate you, Jules. You mean more to me than anyone else in my life. If I had it in me to love someone, it would be you.”
Believe me, you have nothing to be jealous about, no one will ever mean more to me than you.”
“I look beautiful,” I remark quietly, my eyes moving back to the photo. “That’s how you always look to me.”
“Don’t you know by now, Julia, I’d give you anything you wanted if I could?”
“You are my business and you always will be. Whether you like it or not.”
“It’s never too late, because I will never give up on you.”
“Jaxson, love isn’t always something you learn, it’s something that you feel. And I know you feel it, I can see it in your eyes every time you look at her.”
“I swore to myself that if I got out of there alive I’d fix the mess I made with you. I can’t live without you, Julia. I’ll fix this, even if it kills me trying.”
The fact that Wyatt thinks Julia is his goes to show just how crazy he is. Everyone in this town has always known she’s mine.
It’s the most beautiful angel I’ve ever seen. Her detailing so distinctive you would swear she was real. There’s a darkness that swirls around her, but it does nothing to take away from her beauty. The image is mostly black and shaded, except her eyes. They’re a bright aquamarine—the same color as mine.
“After seeing the tattoo don’t you understand that you did? The angel is you, Julia. You were always there with me in the darkness. Every time those fuckers came in to torture us, I went into my mind and thought about you.”
“I would think about your smile and your eyes,” he says, his thumb brushing my cheek. “Then I would think about the night I was buried inside your warm body, and I’d completely lose myself in you. It made everything I went through bearable, it made me fight to get the fuck out of there.”
Jaxson relaxes back into our seat, a smug grin on his face. “What’s wrong, Evans, losing your touch?” “I don’t know, that’s never happened to me before,” he says, completely serious.
“You feel this? Do you feel how perfect this is? This is the only pussy I want to feel around my dick—the only one. I could be the last man on the fucking planet having my pick, and I would always, only, pick you.”
I’m tellin’ you, no way. Sawyer is out of the question, that man drives me crazy.” I smile as I recall Jaxson’s words to me last night. Jesus, woman, you drive me crazy. I have a feeling Sawyer isn’t all that out of the question.
I need you to know that I still love you. I never stopped and I never will.”
“You own me, Julia, every fucking part of me.”
“This is right, Jaxson, this has always been right. Something that feels this good could never be wrong.”
“I’ve always believed she sent you to me that night in the graveyard.”
“Yeah, well, I always wanted a sibling, and if I could choose a big brother he would be exactly like you.”
“Are you kidding me? From what you told me about Julia, she’s going to be a rockin’ mom. But having you for a father? Well, no one will love and protect that kid like you. If someone ever tried to mess with your child, I’d feel real sorry for the poor bugger. If I didn’t love my dad so much, I’d totally pick you. Hence, naming you the big brother instead,” she adds with a wink.
Jaxson moves up beside me and pulls me into his arms. “Our baby is going to be really fucking cool, Jules.”
“Every other woman was ruined for me the moment I laid eyes on you. You have always been mine, and you always will be.”
Jaxson is incredibly protective over her already, and Sawyer’s comments never help either. The first thing he said to Jaxson when he found out it was a girl was, Ha, ha, you’re going to have a daughter, and she’s going to grow up and be hot, just like Julia.
