Mack Brown, a successful psychologist, moved to Chicago after her first heartbreak. After meeting a lawyer, Zander Carmichael, she believes she's starting to warm up to commitment again, that is until she bumps into her first love 6 years later. Sec...
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The kiss intensifies and I begin walking backward until my back hits a solid object, while his lips stay locked on mine. My mouth opens slightly to let out a moan and that gives Hunter's tongue an invitation to enter. His hands move down my face to my hips. We finally pull away for a second and just before I can allow my mind to race with every thought that's invading my brain, everything feels faded once his lips meet the soft spot on my neck.
I let out a moan and bring his face back to mine and just before our lips touch, I stare into his green eyes that have turned almost black from the lust in his mind. It was long enough to allow me to realize what I'm doing.
I push him off me and begin pacing with my head in my hands. He follows my movement and only now do I realize how much my heels are killing my feet. My heel catches against a small pothole and I almost trip.
"Fuck!" I yell
Before my body can stumble onto the ground, Hunter runs towards me and supports me before I fall. I keep myself up while holding on to his shoulder and having his arm wrapped around my waist.
I try walking on my feet but a stinging pain shoots through my ankle. "Ow! Shit!" I hiss
Hunter helps support me while we walk to a small black crate and I take a seat. He kneels down and takes off my left heel to inspect my ankle. I watch him while moves it around gently without trying to cause me pain. I hiss at small movements and he shoots his head up to make sure he hasn't caused too much pain.
I bite my lower lip to help me speak up. "Why did you kiss me?"
He looks up at me and it's as if he didn't hear a word of what I said. "It doesn't look like it is broken but we can get it checked out if you want."
"Hunter?" I question with annoyance
"What do you want me to say, Mackenzie? That I kissed you because it's all I've thought about since I saw you at the restaurant? That I wanted to grab your face and kiss you in front of pretty boy Zander when I saw who he was to you? That when I found out you had met someone else my heart felt like it was going to fall into a hole a shrivel up?" he yells
I stare at him, mouth wide open in shock. Is he really saying all of this?
"Mackenzie...I respected the fact that you were with someone, God, it killed me whenever I saw him touch you or hold you because it should have been me by your side. The moment I heard the words fall out of your lips that you were single, I had to do what my mind has been thinking about."
My heart melts at his confession but I know first hand how whatever Zander says and does is out of impulse and for his own selfish reasons. I struggle to stand up but I finally get there by resting my hand on a bin by my side.
"You don't get to make that choice for me Hunter. You left! You are the one who lied and moved away when you were given the choice to stay. It is not up to you to kiss me because you're all of a sudden feeling nostalgic. You hurt me, Hunter. A way I have never been hurt before. God even walking in on Zander and Anezka didn't kill me as much as it did when you left me by the treehouse, walking away from me." I yell back
We both stare at each other in silence. We have confessed every deep thing about each other, but it feels like there are still secrets. I need to think rationally and logically. I have just gotten out of a long-term relationship and I am not ready to go jumping into one with the man who caused my commitment issues.
I loved him and I cared for him throughout the whole three years of being together. I wanted to be his wife and the mother of his kids, but he gave that up! Not me!
I limp out the back street to try and find a cab but my feet are killing me.
"Mackenzie...come on. I'll get my driver to drop you off," he says from behind me
I know I should argue but the pain from my ankle is practically shouting at me. He picks me up bridal style and looks at me. I keep looking forward because I know myself if I face him, I have to face all the devils that come with him.
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After giving my address to Hunter's driver, we finally arrive at my apartment. I didn't think there was any need of going to the hospital seeing as I can get Sam to have a look at it, seeing as he is a doctor.
He stands by my door and I wait for him to put me down. I gently place my left foot on the ground, trying to not place too much pressure on my ankle.
"You sure you're gonna be okay?" he questions
"I'll be fine honestly," I reply
I open my door and walk-in. I turn around to face Hunter. My mind plans to just say goodbye and close the door on his face. But my words think otherwise.
"Look...it is going to take me a long time to trust you again Hunter. I'm not saying we're going to be together ever again, hell I don't think that will be a possibility for us. But I want you in my life as a friend. Do you think you could be able to agree to that?"
He stares for a while before his face gives off that he's made a decision.
"I lost you once, I don't ever want that again," he replies
I limp over to his face and place a small peck on his cheek.
"Thank you for inviting me tonight," I whisper
I look at him and see him smirking. The door closes and I look around to my empty apartment.
