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
HAZELWe got back from the hospital a few days ago and right now we're in our house, in the living room together with Jack playing like little kids. Ramon is beside us, seated on his chair working on some paperwork. "Ramon!" Jack yells. "Hazel hit me again!" He whines, holding his nose.Ramon glances up from his papers and furrows his eyebrows. "Next time, hit him somewhere where he won't be able to speak after." Jack's eyes go wide and he looks at me.I stick my tongue out at him, and he frowns. "If you weren't a girl, I would hit you back, brat." He pokes his tongue out at me. I roll my eyes and laugh."Quit being such a baby. I only flicked you in your nose." Jack mocks me, and throws his hands up in the air."Yeah, okay. Flicked. You punched me in the nose!" He whines in protest."You two are so annoying." Ramon growls, running his hands over his face. "Go outside and argue. I've got lots of things to do.""He was talking about you." I whisper into Jack's ear, making him to grumb
HAZELIt's already the following day early in the morning and I'm leaving Ramon's Pack.This really makes me feel sick to my stomach because I already know in my heart what I want, I just have to decide if he's what I need.As the car travels, the landscape changes. So does the sky. The sunrise has just began, and it's purples and yellows catch my eyes. It astonishing. The uneasy feeling doesn't leave though, it only seems to multiply.I look at the man driving the car. His eyes are focused on the road, but occasionally I catch him glancing at me."You look so sad." He says, his voice isn't as deep as I had pictured it. I'm taken off guard by it, and I jump. Throughout the hours we have been in the car this is the first time he is saying anything.I suck in a deep breath. "Yeah, just a little." It was my offer that I had brought up to Ramon. I just didn't think it'd actually come into affect, or that I would be this upset about it."You only just got here, why are you leaving the univ