Chapter <b>51</b>: Memories of Better Times
<b><i>Blythe’s </i></b><i>P.O.V. </i>
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I thought about Karma’s warning while we walked through the halls of the clubhouse. And yes, I’m taking it as a warning. It felt like a warning to me.
I can’t believe I forgot about Ozias. In my defense, I never really forget any of them, but… I try to push it out. With Ozias not being here… Well, I guess I didn’t think about adding him <i>to </i>this… weirdness. But I guess Karma and CG have been saying the five of them. I probably knew, but hoped I’d be <i>long </i><i>gone </i>by
then.
I have mixed feelings about Ozias honestly. I mean, he was never mean to me, never turned on me like the others did. Or maybe he did… Maybe that’s why he never wrote or reached out. The would
guys
sometimes ask me why I didn’t respond to his friend requests, but I never got any. I never got anything
from him. I just got ignored. Forgotten.
I can’t fault Ozias for that either. We were kids when he moved away. He not only probably started a whole new life, but he waspeting and training a lot. He probably had a busy life. No time for me.
Which makes me wonder why he’s not here. I hope he’s stillpeting. I hope he went pro. That was his dream. He always used to tell me all about how he expected his life to go. Like he had it all mapped out already. And we were just kids…
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“What are you doing?”
I nearly jumped out of my skin at the sound of someone’s voice. I turned my head just as Ozias plopped down beside <i>me</i>. I looked around, half–expecting our friends to be with him. They weren’t, and Ozias made
himselffortable on my nket.
“Didn’t mean to scare <i>you</i><i>, </i>Sweets,” he said, clearly amused that he had.
I rolled my eyes at him.
“What are you doing out here?” I asked him. “How did you find me?”
“Oh, Sweets, I always know where you are,” he replied, smirking at me.
“Did you put a tracker–chip in my shoulder when I was asleep or something?” I asked tly.
Ozias let out a burst ofughter.
“No, baby, it’s because we’re soulmates,” he said. “My soul always finds yours.”
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I blushed and looked away from him. He can’t mean that. Not that it’ll matter after tonight.
“I hate that you’re so sad,” he said softly.
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I looked out at the water. This is my favorite spot. It’s pretty much right beside the clubhouse, just not within the gated area. No one everes around anyway, thankfully. It’s a small pond with overgrown grass all around it. I loveying a nket out on the side that’s closest to the forest, and just enjoying the scenery. The clubhouse is close enough that I feel safe, but far enough <i>to </i>feel peaceful.
Unfortunately, today, this ce was meant to be my little safe–haven. Everyone was celebrating Ozias and his family moving. I know they mean well, and apparently this is a great opportunity for Ozias, but… I’m
going to miss him so much.
“Baby girl,” Ozias whined.
I looked at him to see him pouting at him, giving me that stupid puppy–dog face that I was going to miss terribly. His ck hair that he’d just started to grow out in that 90s boyish way, those hypnotizing silver <fn9490> Updates are released by ?ovelFind</fn9490>
eyes, his smooth olive skin, all those sharp, Greek features of his.
“I feel like this is the end,” I whispered, pulling my knees up and hugging myself as my tears began to fall.
“No, no, it’s not,” he argued. He sighed and scooped me up, pulling me into his arms like I was a doll. “Peaches, I will never ever let anything end us. This is just temporary. I’m going to write you letters like a love–sick fool every single day. The guys are gonna get you a phone, so we can text and call. You can follow me on social media, be my biggest cheerleader from home. It’ll all turn out okay, I promise.”
“Y–you can’t promise that,” I blubbered. “Things change… W–what if you meet other people you like more? Y–you might forget all a–about me.”
Ozias smoothed my hair out of my face. He kissed the top of my head and then grabbed my face between his hands. He looked deep into my eyes, practically begging me to believe his next words.
“Sweets, there is <i>no </i>way in hell that I could ever forget about you,” he told me. “Nothing in this world could ever overshadow you. You are my brightest light. Always.” I gave him a small smile as I grabbed his wrists and dragged my thumbs across his skin. “Besides, we have a future together, remember?” He asked,
teasing me.
I rolled my eyes and sniffled.
“You aren’t serious,” I said.
“Oh, I ampletely serious,” Ozias argued. “First, I’ll be back by the time I’m 18. I know it’s a while, but <i>you </i>have the guys to help you through it. After Ie back, you and I are finally going to seal the deal. I’m talking dating, marriage, the dream house, pets, kids-”
“K–k–kids?” I sputtered out. That was something new he added. He always talked about marriage and living together, but everything else…
“Yeah, Peaches,” he replied, giving me that charming look again. “I’m going to date you, show you how
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being cherished really feels by then… We’ll be older. We’ll have needs, and baby girl, I n to fulfill everyst one of yours.” I blushed at that for some reason. “I can’t wait to find out if you really do taste sweet… like peaches,” he murmured, staring at my lips.
“Ozias…” I whispered.
He shook his head and brought his eyes back to mine with that silly smile of his.
“Right, first, you’ll travel with me while I start my first years as a pro,” he told me. “It’ll be <i>so </i>much fun. We’ll see the world together. Maybe we can even convince the guys toe to a few of my matches. But we’ll alwayse back here. This will always be home.”
“Okay, but you’re paying for everything, Mr. Pro Fighter,” I teased him.
Ozias chuckled as he wrapped his arms around me.
“Of course, of course,” he replied. “What’s mine is yours, babe.”
I leaned my head back against his shoulder and looked out at the pond.
“You promise our house will be here?” I asked him.
“Yeah,” Ozias replied. “I’m going to buy thisnd and extend the gates. We’ll build your dream house right
here. Victorian–style like in Charmed, right?”
I giggled.
“Yeah, with a big wrap–around porch so there’s plenty of space for everyone,” I said.
“Everyone?” he asked.
“Yeah, <i>like </i>our friends, other ol‘dies, everyone’s kids,” I answered. “I want our home to feel like a safe ce, like a ce anyone can run to when they need a breather, or to forget about their bad day, or just to
hide from life for a while. Kinda like what we do.”
“You want that for our club?” he asked, sounding slightly shocked.
I turned my head to look up at him.
“Of course I do,” I said. “I love the club. Everyone that I’ve met so far is so nice.”
Ozais‘ lips spread into a huge smile. Then, something shocking happened. Before I could even blink, Ozias‘ lips were on mine. I was frozen for a moment, wondering if he actually meant to do this. My eyes were still open, but his were shut. One of his hands slid into my hair, holding me in ce.
Then his lips started moving. Again, I was too shocked to move, but that didn’tst long. It only took a few seconds for my body to rx and my lips to start moving with his. My eyes fluttered shut and I rxed
into him.
Ozais‘ tongue flicked across the seam of my lips. I wasn’t sure why, but I liked it. He did it a few more times before he sucked my bottom lip into his mouth between his teeth. I gasped, my eyes flying open
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when he bit me. He smirked before plunging his tongue into my mouth.
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I was lost in it all. Eventually, I turned in Ozais‘p, my legs hanging over the side of him. I had my arms around him, pushed into his ck hair. He had one hand buried in my hair and the other cupping my face. Our tongues danced together in a strange battle that I seemed to love.
Wow… so this is what kissing feels like.
After a while, Ozias ripped himself away from me. I was shocked, and honestly not ready to stop. We were both breathless and Ozias looked… really good with his lips all red and swollen.
“That… was amazing,” he breathed out, and I nodded in agreement. “Remember that kiss for the next four years, Peaches. Because the moment I see you again… I’m taking so much more from you.”
I never got to know if Ozias was really going to keep his word.
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