TAYLOR*Connor turned to leave, and I couldn't help but stare at his fine ass. I would have my way with him if it weren't for the fact that he is just like Aaron. I'm pretty sure he's never been in an actual relationship before, not even in high school. Connor and Wade always have and will forever be Playboy's.I was a grade below them in high school, but we all lived on the same block, and we all grew up and played together until they became freshmen and figured out hanging out with the preacher's daughter wasn't good for their ego.I was one of the most popular girls in the whole school, even though my dad was a preacher. I patiently waited for Connor or Wade's attention to be drawn to me. Those hopes were squashed when Connor and Wade became seniors and slept with half the girls in school; then, the thought of being with either one of them made me sick. Connor and Wade may be handsome to look at, but that's all either of them would be to me. I don't think anything would ever

WARNING! Please be advised that this chapter contains spousal abuse that may be a trigger to some. Please take special care in reading this chapter.***TAYLOR FIVE YEARS AGO***I nervously kicked my feet, hitting the clinic's bedside as I waited for Dr. Ryan to walk in and tell me my fate. I had missed my period and was two weeks late. Of course, I would be the one to get knocked up by an abusive womanizer. How could I have been so stupid? Because there is a part of Aaron that is good. The part of him that I fell in love with. The piece of him that is kind and loving before he gets drunk and turns into a completely different person. In time, he will change. I can do this with him, right? Can I die now, please, just put me out of my misery?A few more minutes pass by, and I thumb through my social media trying to pass the time, and it's driving me nuts! I can't focus on what I'm looking at. Then, there is a knock on the door, and Dr. Ryan walks through. Yes! Finally!"Congratulations a

WADE*Connor called to let me know what had gone down at the office. I was enraged at the fact that Aaron had hurt my baby girl. Taylor always has and will forever be mine. It's been so hard to stay away from her over the years, and it's been torture working with her over the last seven years. That's the main reason why I rarely work at the office. Unless I have paperwork to catch up on, but even then, I usually take my paperwork home with me instead of doing it at the office. Blaze doesn't care just as long as it gets done.I've tried my hardest to fuck Taylor out of my system through the years, but nothing works. No woman has ever matched up to Taylor. Connor and I should have said fuck it and stayed her friend anyway, but we let her go. Now she's in a fucked up relationship where she is being abused, and I want to put my hand through a wall. Preferably Aaron's face if I knew where the fucker was."I'm here to check in on Taylor Mason; she was brought in about thirty minutes ago or

SEVENTEEN YEARS AGOWADE*Today was the last day Connor and I would be able to spend with Taylor before we all went our separate ways. Connor and I will start High School tomorrow, but Taylor has one year left of Jr. High to go before she can join us. One year and everything will go back to normal, and Connor, Taylor, and I will be inseparable once more as we all have been since Taylor was four years old and Connor and I were five.We all made it through that one year when we were separated due to Connor and I moving on to Jr. High while Taylor was going through her last year of Elementary school. This year should be a breeze. We will still have our weekends and nights together, not to mention holiday breaks throughout the year.Connor and I were about to knock on Taylor's door, but the door swung open, revealing Taylor's dad before we had the chance."Taylor has gone shopping with her mother. She protested because she would rather go with you two. Her mother taking Taylor gives us a

CONNOR*I finished the paperwork I needed to complete before the weekend and decided to run by the apartment before going to Taylor's parent's house. I needed a quick shower because I hadn't taken one this morning. I also wanted to get out of the suit I had worn today. However, it would be nice to show off for Taylor.Imagine my surprise when I arrived and saw Wade's truck in his usual parking spot. Wade had messaged me to tell me they were headed back to Taylor's parent's house. So why was his truck here?I opened the door quietly, and that's when I heard Wade and Taylor yelling each other's names. My cock sprang to life, and I hoped Taylor might be up for round two with me. Would she want to be with Wade and me? Man, I hope so. We've all known each other all of our lives; I've loved her since grade school. Part of me is pissed at Wade because it wasn't a week ago we had agreed to stay away from Taylor and not touch her. I didn't know what to do at that moment, but when I heard Wade'