Gauarded hearts

Chapter 4

Rosen age 28

I never knew a day would come when I would run into Jasmine. After the shit show of the trip her freshman year. I thought I would lose her forever, yes, me and Jake still talk, but not once did I ever see Jasmine again. It's like she just disappeared. I knew one day she would move to Nevada, it was her dream ever since she could walk. But five years ago. After I graduated from Yale, I opened my own business in security, and moved to Nevada, I've been here a few times before and I fell in love with this state. I always kept tabs on Jasmine, but she has been a ghost for the past 10 years, the only information I got on her is her Photography business worth almost a billion. She did well really well. Now I stand against the wall blocking her exit. She looks tired and exhausted, I don't see the fire in her eyes that use to be there. I am to blame for that I have to talk to her. Explain why I ended it the way I did. I have to apologize. She starts walking towards me.

"Rosen." The way she says it. Sounds so defeated.

"June bug, we have to talk."

"Rosen, you had 10 years to talk."  she air quotes the last word

"June bug, please."

"Rosen, I'm exhausted and I want to go home."

"Let me walk you to your car at least?"

"Fine." She sighs and starts walking towards me I open the door for her and grab her bags.

"Rosen you know I can carry my own shit," she said with a huff.

"I can see that, but you're tired."

"Ok," Jas says walking across the parking lot. Jasmine looks good, filled out, more older features, she doesn't wear any makeup, a little lip gloss. Her hair is in a messy bun due to running all over. But she looks good. She is 5'2 while I am 6'2 she grew a little more. She looks like a fallen angel. Absolutely stunning, those curves damn. I just hope one day she will forgive me. I have not been the same. She was the love of my life. But I ran from it before it even got started. Very shitty thing I did, but I could not drag her down with me, it would have destroyed her, I am not the young boy she once thought I was. I hunt people, torcher people, kill people, but most importantly I save and protect people. My business is a secret society, I can hack for shit my team is everything. My boys are my life. I started training when I was 17. Had my first kill at 12. Jasmine was way too innocent for me to bring her into my life. She doesn't know when we were on the train that I knew who June was. Or who her family was. More importantly, June got dragged into the shit with her family. So that's why I was so mad and pissed, not because of Jasmine but because of June.

"So, this is me," Jasmine says walking up to a turquoise and black Kawasaki Ninja H2 Motorcycle.

"Damn, that's your ride?" I say shell shocked.

"Haha, yes Rosen this is my ride, just one of my babies." She says grabbing her helmet and putting her gear on before taking the bags she has. Leaving her visor up.

"Well shit, never thought id see you on a death trap."

"Always with the death talk, at least I don't smoke cigarettes anymore," Jas says shrugging and straddling her bike like a fucking pro.

"Well, at least when you die it won't be because of nicotine."

Jasmine laughs and starts up her bike kicking up her kickstand.

"June bug, I'm sorry for the way we ended, I wish it was under better situations. It was selfish of me and I hope one day you will forgive me."

"Rosen, I forgave you the day I walked away. It's life. It was good to see you. Bye." and with that she was off. I wait until she is around the corner where I can't see her anymore before I head back into the reception. Just smiling like a newborn baby. Damn, I'm fucked.