Semua Bab Her Return, His Regret : Bab 201 - Bab 210

***~~Hunter~~***I drive into the parking lot, shutting the engine.My phone buzzed.It's Meghan.“Are you home yet,”I fire out a text quickly. “Yes, just got home.”“Isn't your house about half an hour from mine?”My lips twitch as I step out, eyes on my phone. “I had something really urgent to take care of,”“That's fine,”“You better now? Spoken to your mom yet?”A beat of silence.“My mom might be pregnant. Ugh!”That stops me, but only for a while.“You should be happy.”“That I'm going to have a sibling at 24? God, it sucks.”My lips curls in a lazy smile, about to respond when I hear someone clear their throat.I look up, surprise to see Amber leaning against the door.Drunk.She doesn't miss a beat. “Who was that?” she asks, voice firm but I can smell the bourbon in her breath.“Who was what?”“The person that has you smiling at your phone,” she quips back, lifting herself up from the door a bit.I give her a look. “Why are you here?” I ask, eyes peering into hers.“It's th

***~~Jenaya~~***“Knox, my family's here,” I all but say.There's a beat of silence.“You don't want them to see me?” he asks, his voice is cool but there's a strain in it.I exhale. “That's not it,”“Come get the door, Naya.” he mused, voice low. “I cancelled my trip just so I could come see you.”I bite down on my lips, trying to fight a smile.“Fine,” I mutter, turning back.Mom and Rome lifts their eyes as they see me coming.“It's that a new guy?”“Mom!” I groan. “How'd you know it's a man?”“Well, you gave yourself away,” she says, taking a sip from her glass.I exhale. “Okay. We kinda have a guest,”“The one you just got off the phone with?” Rome asks with a smirk.I roll my eyes and head for the door.I reach for the knob and exhale before pulling it open.Standing there is Knox, in head-to-toe black, his tattoo peeking from his shirt.His eyes trails to mine and I swear he's easily the most sexiest man alive.Seeing him makes me think about things I shouldn't.“Hey,” I say,

***~~Jenaya~~***“Wait, hold up.” Snow says as I throw the last bin bag into the truck of her car.I turn to her with a sheepish smile.“He asked you out,”I nod. “And I said yes,”Snow squints, taking in my overall look. “That's unexpected,” she mused.I roll my eyes. “What?”She hesitates, eyes on me. But I can see her lips twitch. “You sounded as if you weren't sure,”Yeah, I did.But I'm sure now.“I want him, he makes me happy,” is all I say. “And no, it's not just about sex and lust. I WANT HIM.”She throws a hand up and chuckles. “Okay. I get it now,” her eyes lingers on me. “I'm genuinely happy that you're happy, Naya.” she adds with a gleam in her eyes.My smile spreads, too wide.Snow drags a slow, shaky breath, closing her trunk.“Alright, let's do this.” I blurt out. “You ready?”“Absolutely,”I slide into the car, buckle and lean back into the seat as Snow pulls the car away.She'll be taking some time off work to go be with her sister abroad.Two weeks she had said or l

***~~Meghan~~***It's my day off, and I didn't expect to spend it Hunter.He had said he was on his way to his mom, that she's ill and somehow that has me bothered.But then my doorbell rings and I open my door to him and a look that has my stomach dipping low.I step back to let him in, no questions asked.He hasn't said a word, not in the past minutes he's been here.I watch him pull his phone out of his pocket, scrolls through, then presses it to his ear He doesn't say much. Just a few clipped words. Something about clearing his schedule for the next two days.I already know it's Iris.And I don't need to hear it from him to know that something is wrong.What the hell happened at his mom's?He hangs up just as I turn to look at him, shoulders rising and falling fast, like the adrenaline hasn't worn off yet.I study him, there's…something there. Something I've never seen on his face before.Not anger. Not sadness. It's…different, and it makes my stomach churn.He pulls his gaze o

***~~Meghan~~***Hunter pulls to a stop after two hours of driving.I take a deep breath. I can't believe I'm doing this.That I'm here, with him.He turns to me with this look that makes my heart beat faster every damn time.“No one knows you own this….” My eyes sweeps over the luxurious house. “This place?”He smirks.My eyes widens. “Are you trying to kidnap me?”He takes me in. “What if I say yes?” He lifts a brow, studying me.“We're leaving after weekend, Hunter.”He smiles. “As much as I want to lock you up in this house forever, I won't, sadly. Soren's the only one that knows.”I exhale in relief.I don't know, it's just…with Hunter every bets are off.I can't predict him, not often.His gaze pins me in place and the air left me in a rush. Why do I always fold when he does that?God.I already have a feeling this weekend is going to be a long one. Quickly, I peel my gaze off him unbuckle and step out of the car, as if my butt's on fire.I can hear Hunter throwing the trunk o