about how I acted, I hated myself even more.”
I took a deep breath. “Scott, I trusted you. We were friends for years and it’s hard for me to believe that someone who said they cared for me would hurt me the way you did. You used the media against me, just like Aaron. Tell me; was I just a publicity stunt to you?”
He closed his eyes and rubbed his brow. “God no! Violet, I don’t know why I did it. We never saw each other, and I was pissed off about some dumb fight we had. I got drunk and made some horrible choices. The more I tried to fix what I did, the worse it got. I shouldn’t have talked about our relationship to anyone. Like I said before, I’m sorry isn’t enough for what I did.”
“I appreciate your apology. I forgave you a long time ago, but I haven’t forgotten.” Sighing, I continued, “We have to work together, so we might as well try to get along. Okay?”
“I’ll be on my best behavior. Maybe we can even try to be friends again. Baby steps, right?” His hopeful smile pulled at my chest.
He reached out to pull me into a hug. I resisted for a second, but I needed to fix at least one relationship in my life. When he pulled back, he tugged at my ponytail like he used to. I smiled, trying to break some of the tension surrounding us.
My eyes drifted past him and I caught Jax looking like someone punched him in the stomach. He looked like a lost little boy. I closed my eyes so I wouldn’t have to see the pain reflecting in his. There was no way I could watch him act like I had rejected him instead of the other way around.
The crew packed up for the day and most of the cast had already left, but I held back waiting for Stephen. I didn’t want to leave by myself, just in case Jax tried to talk to me at my car. Stephen also wanted a better explanation of why I avoided Jax all day. He picked up on the fact that things were worse than what I originally told him.
I was distracted by my phone when Jax came up beside me and pulled me tight against his chest. My hands pushed at him to let me go, but he only let me pull back enough so he could look into my face. His jaw was clenched tight and his eyes looked wet. He jerked back from me and I watched Stephen get in his face, screaming at him.
“I don’t know what you did to hurt Violet, but stay the hell away from her. I’ve known her my entire life, and she’s never once asked me to keep someone away from her.”
Jax shoved Stephen and yelled back, “Stay out of this, Stephen. She and I need to talk. I’m sure things are a hell of a lot different than you think they are.”
Stephen bristled, “What do you mean by that? I thought you were good for her dude. You promised me you would take care of her. You’re worse than her ex-husband and that stupid fucker that was here today.” My eyes shot back and forth between the two in confusion, and thoughts raced in my head. When had they talked about me? Better yet, why?
Stephen never saw the punch coming. I wanted to rush up and grab Jaxon to keep him from punching Stephen again, but as soon as I moved a pain shot through my abdomen. The spasm brought me to my knees and a scream ripped from my throat. Jax fell to his knees in the sand next to me.
“Violet!”
I cradled my stomach as black spots filled my vision. My body dropped towards the sand, but Jaxon’s strong arms grabbed me before I hit the ground. Stephen’s shocked face filled my vision before the blackness overtook me.
Slowly, I regained consciousness. My limbs felt heavy and my head throbbed. There were voices all around me and they sounded frantic. As I opened my eyes, the back of an ambulance came into focus. Stephen and Jax were somewhere near, but I also recognized Gage’s voice.
Was he there when I passed out?
There was another voice, feminine, but I didn’t recognize it. The secret of my pregnancy would be out before I even had the chance to decide what to do. No . Instinctively I knew I wouldn’t
I took a deep breath. “Scott, I trusted you. We were friends for years and it’s hard for me to believe that someone who said they cared for me would hurt me the way you did. You used the media against me, just like Aaron. Tell me; was I just a publicity stunt to you?”
He closed his eyes and rubbed his brow. “God no! Violet, I don’t know why I did it. We never saw each other, and I was pissed off about some dumb fight we had. I got drunk and made some horrible choices. The more I tried to fix what I did, the worse it got. I shouldn’t have talked about our relationship to anyone. Like I said before, I’m sorry isn’t enough for what I did.”
“I appreciate your apology. I forgave you a long time ago, but I haven’t forgotten.” Sighing, I continued, “We have to work together, so we might as well try to get along. Okay?”
“I’ll be on my best behavior. Maybe we can even try to be friends again. Baby steps, right?” His hopeful smile pulled at my chest.
He reached out to pull me into a hug. I resisted for a second, but I needed to fix at least one relationship in my life. When he pulled back, he tugged at my ponytail like he used to. I smiled, trying to break some of the tension surrounding us.
My eyes drifted past him and I caught Jax looking like someone punched him in the stomach. He looked like a lost little boy. I closed my eyes so I wouldn’t have to see the pain reflecting in his. There was no way I could watch him act like I had rejected him instead of the other way around.
The crew packed up for the day and most of the cast had already left, but I held back waiting for Stephen. I didn’t want to leave by myself, just in case Jax tried to talk to me at my car. Stephen also wanted a better explanation of why I avoided Jax all day. He picked up on the fact that things were worse than what I originally told him.
I was distracted by my phone when Jax came up beside me and pulled me tight against his chest. My hands pushed at him to let me go, but he only let me pull back enough so he could look into my face. His jaw was clenched tight and his eyes looked wet. He jerked back from me and I watched Stephen get in his face, screaming at him.
“I don’t know what you did to hurt Violet, but stay the hell away from her. I’ve known her my entire life, and she’s never once asked me to keep someone away from her.”
Jax shoved Stephen and yelled back, “Stay out of this, Stephen. She and I need to talk. I’m sure things are a hell of a lot different than you think they are.”
Stephen bristled, “What do you mean by that? I thought you were good for her dude. You promised me you would take care of her. You’re worse than her ex-husband and that stupid fucker that was here today.” My eyes shot back and forth between the two in confusion, and thoughts raced in my head. When had they talked about me? Better yet, why?
Stephen never saw the punch coming. I wanted to rush up and grab Jaxon to keep him from punching Stephen again, but as soon as I moved a pain shot through my abdomen. The spasm brought me to my knees and a scream ripped from my throat. Jax fell to his knees in the sand next to me.
“Violet!”
I cradled my stomach as black spots filled my vision. My body dropped towards the sand, but Jaxon’s strong arms grabbed me before I hit the ground. Stephen’s shocked face filled my vision before the blackness overtook me.
Slowly, I regained consciousness. My limbs felt heavy and my head throbbed. There were voices all around me and they sounded frantic. As I opened my eyes, the back of an ambulance came into focus. Stephen and Jax were somewhere near, but I also recognized Gage’s voice.
Was he there when I passed out?
There was another voice, feminine, but I didn’t recognize it. The secret of my pregnancy would be out before I even had the chance to decide what to do. No . Instinctively I knew I wouldn’t
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