Hillcrest Academy by Cassie Pierce

Author:Cassie Pierce [Pierce, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-15T06:00:00+00:00

~ Chapter 13 ~

I help myself to Jaxon’s shower, and can’t resist the impulse to use his shampoo. I smile as I bring my now semi-dry hair up to my face, inhaling the faint hint of mint that I always associate with him. My golden waves are a bit unruly from my lack of product, but they will have to do today. Besides, I have way bigger issues than my hair.

I feel like total crap for causing the fight between Ryker and Jaxon. I should have left it alone, but no..... I had to pull a Maci, and stick my nose in everyone’s business. Now, they both probably hate me. Then there is still the little issue of the world ending, and almost sucking out Bianca’s soul. But hey.....

It could be worse right?

I have just put on my school issued attire when the door to the room swings open. Jaxon’s tall frame fills the doorway, an immovable wall of muscle over smooth flesh. His eyes find me instantly, and I stiffen when he remains silent.

He is mad at me. I can see it in the tightness in his posture and by the slight tick in his jaw. His eyes, normally so soft, are hard as they take me in. I swallow as I take one step in his direction before rethinking that choice and stopping. He watches my every move. His eyes flash with humor, like he is silently enjoying my discomfort.

It is that one tiny spark that lights the fire behind my courage, giving me the fuel to say what I want to say.

“I should say I’m sorry, but I won’t. Damnit Jax, I don’t know what happened between you and Ryker. I don’t know who Sydney is, but I do know one thing. I know what it’s like to never get the chance to work out your issues. So....am I sorry that I pushed? Yes. Am I sorry that you are hurting? Hell yes,” I whisper, closing the space between us.

“I am not sorry for making you feel it though......for making you talk to him.”

I don’t know when I start to cry, but tears fall freely down my cheeks as I try to get him to understand why he needs to make peace with his brother. See what no one ever understands until it is too late, is that time is so unforgiving. So sneaky.

We tell ourselves that we will forgive one day. That we will talk to them later, but what happens when you don’t get a later. When one day turns into an impossibility, and all the answers that you put off until tomorrow are lost to yesterday.

I didn’t have time with Ash. Time was stolen from us. So, if there is one thing that I will never take for granted again, it is time. I will always say what I feel, and love with everything in me, so that if today is all that I get, it will be enough.

I will be enough.

I don’t know who moves first.

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