Haylee Reanor is a very successful woman at the age of 24 she built her own company from the ground up.
Connor Luca took over his fathers business at 27, even though he had other plans with his life.
Both Haylee and Connor have a painful past with...
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Connor
"The night you found you unconscious in our bed fucking killed me. It was at that point I knew I had fucked up and fucked up big time. If I could go back and change the past I would. I should have never started dealing but I needed the cash, we needed the cash" I whispered
"I knew you were using the gear, I wasn't stupid in that way but I should have seen how bad things had gotten before it was too late. I didn't want to admit you were addicted and it was my fault. The night I found you I panicked, I didn't know what to do. So I rang kade and bolted leaving you there. I had no idea if you had made it through the over dose until I saw kade about a month after. Let's just say I deserved the beating he gave me" I breathed, Haylee gently took hold on my hand giving it a squeeze.
"After that I fell into a bad crowd, I was forced to deal, forced to beat people up when they didn't have payment. I fucked up so many peoples lives. It was exactly a year to the day I found you in our bed, I just lost it. Some guy hadn't paid in a while. I saw red, I did things I wasn't proud of Haylee. I beat him to the point of a coma. I was locked up after that charged with dealing and gbh with intent. In a way I'm lucky I got out when I did as I should have been away for at least 10 years but my good behaviour got me out in 2. Whilst I was inside I did a lot of thinking. And I mean a lot. There was never a day I never thought about you. I became a better person. I took anger management classes" I whispered as tears started falling down my cheeks.
"Everything I did, I did it for you. I know I should have done things differently and we might still have been together causing mayhem" I let a small laugh out. "But that's not the road our life took us and I hate it. I lost the best thing that ever happened" I whispered tracing her tattoos on her legs.
"I lost the best thing that ever happened to me too" Haylee whispered looking up at me.
"I want to show you something" I whispered pulling my shirt off. "I got this when I came out of prison"
"Does everyone have a tattoo representing me over their heart" she laughed "kade has a Phoenix with my name entwined in the flames and you have my name in a hand gun with a white rose entwined. Why" she asked running her fingers over my skin causing me to shiver.
"The rose signifies your purity and the gun signifies I will do anything for you to protect you" I whispered feeling so vulnerable.
She didn't say anything. Instead she turned her wrist over to reveal a tattoo of a gun. I had noticed that tattoo when I first saw her at her mums, but never really got a better look. Taking a closer look I could see my name running through the handle and the word survivor along the barrel.
"I got this after I had been clean a year. I got it to remind that that no matter how bad things get I can make it through" she cried. "And to remind me that the people you love the most can be the ones to pull the trigger"
She had tears streaming down her face at this point and so had I.
"Shit baby, I knew I had hurt you and fucked your life up but I didn't realise how bad" I whispered pulling her into my arms "I am so fucking sorry" I cried.
"I wouldn't be surprised now after knowing everything if you wanted to cut me out your life" I whispered
"I don't know what I want con" she cried "part of me wants to tell you to fuck off and never come back but the other half wants to try. I'm so confused" she cried into my chest "can you take me home please" she whimpered.
"Course I can, pass me your keys you aren't in a state to drive" I whispered kissing her head.
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The drive home was silent.
I turned to look at Haylee as I pulled up to her apartment block to see at some point she had fallen asleep.
Sighing to myself, I got out the car making my way round to her side. I gently picked her up in my arms and closed the car door with my foot. I didn't want to wake her, it's seems the only time at the moment since I came back into her life she only got peace was when she slept.
I made my way up to her apartment, using my foot to knock on the door.
Kade answered, he took one look at Haylee asleep in my arms and smiled softly.
After putting Haylee in her bed I walked into the living room.
"I wouldn't be surprised if you never saw me again mate" I sighed leaning against the sofa.
"You never know she might surprise you, as much as she doesn't want to see it you are good together and that she does still love you" kade smiled again.
