HAZELA broken glass is stuck inside my skin and Jackson is looking for something to get it out."You're an idiot, you didn't have to get yourself hurt." Jack says with a grin on his face. I roll my eyes and push myself up on the counter."You're an idiot. You made the mess." I grumble, watching him dig around in a drawer for the tweezers."But I was smart enough to wear shoes after glass had been broken." He says with mockery in his tone."Just, shut up and get the glass out of my hand." I roll my eyes. Suddenly I feel guilty and add a "please?". Jack holds up a set of black tweezers and grins."Yes ma'am." He agrees, "I will." He groans, concentrating with a scrunched face. I roll my eyes."Okay, it's starting to burn again!" I whimper when he starts picking at the glass in my hand."Why can't you do it yourself?" He grunts, trying to find the glass. The open cut and glass in my hand burns, but to add to it there's pickle juice on the glass, making it feel like my hand is on fire."
HAZEL"Ramon?" I call hopelessly. Jackson left two hours ago, while Ramon and I were left watching a documentary on the television in the living area. Jackson left a mess of rice on the black coffee table, and I keep wanting to get up and clean it but at the same time, I don't want to. I'm just being lazy, you know?"Yeah, baby?" He glances over at me and shuts his phone off. I hadn't noticed he was even playing on his phone."You have said hardly anything since Jack left. Are you upset about something?" I knot my eyebrows and look over at him. Ramon pushes his hand through his hair and let's out a sigh."No, Haze, I've just been...thinking." He looks down at his phone when it lights up and then turns back to me. I don't even bother to know who he's talking to since I trust him.He knots his eyebrows and looks away from me for a moment. "Do you think I don't want you?" He asks. I'm taken back by what he has asked."What do you mean by that?" I sit up on the couch and face him complete
HAZEL"Hazel?" Ramon calls through the bathroom door and I let out a slow breath and keep my hand on the handle."Baby?" He says softer, and I rest my forehead against the door. "Please come out." He begs. I can't resist it. He sounds really hurt, for a reason I'm not aware of.After opening the bathroom door, I come face to face with Ramon whose eyes are soft and glossy lips are lightly parted. I instantly wrap my arms around his body and breathe in heavily. I can't believe that I already miss him!His arms slowly wrap themselves back around me....the feeling is comforting. I shut my eyes and feel his hands through my hair. "Please don't be scared of me." He murmurs against my hair."I'm not scared of you, I'm scared of him." I say gently, lifting my head up to look him in the eyes. "What if you can't control him and he does what he did last time?" I frown at the idea of him pinning me like he had done before. Ramon swallows."He won't hurt you again, babydoll. He just wants to keep
HAZELI wake up to my phone buzzing on the nightstand. A wave of fear washes over me, because I think I know who is calling.What if it's Ramon's very old friend? What if she's going to do something now? I swallow...really hard!I glance over at Ramon's empty spot on the bed. It's messy, and warm like he has recently left it. Glancing at the cracked bathroom door, through my ringtone, I can hear the shower running."Hello?" I say tiredly, I don't have the number saved. I knot my eyebrows as I try and figure it out on my own. I don't want to be caught unaware like last time."Oh, Hazel! Thank goodness you answered! I'm so sorry to wake you up, but I wanted to let you know that the baby is on his way!" Trevor exclaims triumphantly into the phone.Suddenly, every ounce of 'tired' I had in my body disappears. "Oh my goodness! I'm on my way!!" I exclaim. I didn't really think into the idea very much. I'll persuade Ramon to take me, or let me go by myself."See you soon!!" Trevor says wildl
HAZELThe drive to the hospital proves to be so long such that I end up being exhausted and bored.When we arrive at the hospital, I don't feel as excited as I was when we had left the house. Ramon's point of view on his world made me sort of numb.Sometimes I dream of what it will be like to be a grandma, and what I'd look like when I age. Ramon has never experienced anything like that. It's sad to think about. All he has ever wanted was what is best for everyone else, putting himself last each and every time.The sting from his words still resides in my nerves as they keep playing on repeat inside of my head. I had been pressuring him, but he didn't have to blow up on me. I can't blame him, but I'm appalled by the way he had acted on it. How was I supposed to react to that?The entire car ride here, I played cabd crush and picked at my fingers. I didn't come prepared to be lectured at four in the morning.My mind is quite heavy as the idea of everything sinks in. Finally, the eight
HAZELIt's already five in the evening when we finally leave the hospital. We have spent like the entire day in the room and Ramon has refused to let me eat hospital food, therefore I am starving.As soon as we leave the hospital, we end up at a local diner for dinner. It isn't anything fancy. Burgers, fries, pizza, chicken, the casual stuff, which I'm absolutely okay with."What hotel do you want to stay at tonight?" Ramon asks, sipping on his sweet tea. I look up at him and shrug my shoulders."We can just stay at my parents' place." I shrug. Ramon makes a face at my idea. "What?" I frown."Nothing." He sighs. "I just want to get somewhere soon and rest. It's been a long day.""Do you and Trevor have a problem with each other?" I ask, knotting my eyebrows. Trevor and Ramon had given each other glares all day today and I really want to know what's going on between them."It's not a big deal. He and I started off on the wrong foot." He says while shrugging his shoulders. But again, wh
HAZEL"Ramon?" I say, climbing into the bed beside him. It's late and all I want to do is sleep. He turns his attention to me and knots his eyebrows."Yes, cupcake?" He asks, looking me over. I don't ever really understand why he does that. It's fine though.I blow out a breath and look into his eyes. "Are you upset about me not changing in front of you?" I ask, knotting my eyebrows. Ramon looks at me and shakes his head."It's a little disappointing knowing that you don't trust me." He says gently, "but eventually I'll break you off that." He shrugs."Oh," I say, trying to think of something else to add. "If it makes you feel any better, I'm just shy. I don't even like changing in front of a mirror." I point out.Ramon sighs. "You're beautiful, and one day you're going to realise that." He smiles and kisses my forehead.I don't say a word. I choose not to argue with what he has to say. As much as I want to tell him that he's wrong, it will on infuriate him. Men don't realise how muh
HAZELI wake up to the sun shining in my eyes. Both my mind and my body seem to be as relaxed as I can possibly be. It feels as though I'm floating on air.My body still tingles from the sensations I had felt the night before. I didn't sleep for the better part of the night and I've never felt more awake. It's like I've renewed myself.Although my heat hurt, nothing could have been as painful as when Ramon took me. He didn't intentially try to hurt me, and he warned me about what was to happen. However, when the pain finally ceased, I was beyond satisfied.I shut my eyes and bury my head into the crook of Ramon's neck. His breathing is slow and even in my ear, and my movements doesn't seem to bother him.Slowly, his large hand slides up my bare back and rests right underneath my shoulder blades. He somehow manages to pull me closer, squeezing my body against his."Your heart is beating like you've just run a marathon." He says softly, taking in a deep breath. I feel myself heat up jus