Chapter 11
Angela
Chaos was the exact word to describe Stephen’s birthday party. Ciel was the first person to throw a punch which made Jaxon go in defensive mode. To add to the chaos Zen followed in Ciel’s footsteps as both of them ganged up on Jaxon.
My heart was racing as I watched helplessly. Ciel, Zen, and Jaxon were in a brawl. Messing up the shop, breaking a few cups, and causing nothing but trouble. Lucy and I stared at the brawl still wondering what to do to stop the brawl. Fran looked frantic as she stared at each damage caused by the brawl. Then there was a sad looking Stephen singing silently to himself Happy birthday.
All three boys were suddenly not looking too good. Their faces suddenly looked swollen and a few cuts were bleeding. Surprisingly Jaxon was doing well against two tall guys, but I still worried for him since he was bleeding right above his eyebrow piercing.
Everything came to a complete stop when Fran literally threw a wooden stool that she just bought because Ciel and Zen broke it in the first brawl they had here. She literally threw the wooden stool right in the middle of the brawl which made the three guys take a step back.
“Stop it this instant or I swear to God I will cut off all your balls!” Fran shouted angrily, showing her Habanero side. Jaxon and Zen looked surprised while Ciel paled a bit knowing his balls was easy access to Fran.
I frowned and started adding in but I didn’t sound as frightening as Fran, “I don’t care what the problem is between you guys but it’s either you tolerate each other or leave!”
“It’s Stephen’s birthday so we should all get along.” Lucy softly added.
“Can I pretend that these guys are fighting over me?” Stephen asked no one in particular trying to stay positive.
“Do we understand each other?” Fran asked the three guys but none of them were answering her which made her stomp her foot down and yelled “I said do we understand each other?”
“Yes.” All three guys mumbled.
Fran looked extremely pissed that when Ciel tried approaching her they started having a silent argument. Zen walked over to Lucy, and when Zen tried talking to Lucy all she did was ignore him, giving him the silent treatment but her eyes scanned over Zen’s injuries.
Jaxon walked over to me and before I could inspect his injuries he buried his face into the crook of my neck and breathed in deeply as if my scent would calm him down. I wasn’t pissed at Jaxon I knew he did his best in holding back but it was Ciel and Zen who provoked him.
“I’m sorry Angel.” he whispered in my ear. I turned towards Jaxon and cupped his face as I looked over his injuries. Jaxon smirked at my action and said “I’m fine Angel, I’ve been through worse.”
“Yeah, but I’ve never seen you at your worse… I can’t even imagine what you’re worse is.” I whispered the last part, I didn’t plan on him hearing the last part but he did and that made him smirk.
We managed to celebrate Stephen’s birthday without anymore fist fighting but there sure was a lot of glaring. Stephen admitted that it was funny since every time Ciel would start glaring Fran would swat his shoulder like he was some kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Before we left to go home I treated Jaxon’s wounds with the help of Dr. Lucy. Jaxon and I were walking towards the apartment complex hand in hand. It was a peaceful night. I looked over at Jaxon to see a relaxed expression on his face almost like he was contented. “You look relaxed.” I commented.
He smirked and turned to look at me. “How can I not be? I managed to get in a few punches on Ciel and Zen, I watched my girlfriend smile all day, and I get to bring her home.” he explained. Which made me curious about his explanation.
“I’m just curious but how do you know Ciel and Zen?” I asked.
He looked straight ahead like he was recalling memories. “I’ve known them for a very long time. It was during a time I wasn’t at my best,” he hesitated as he looked at me with sadness and regret like he didn’t want me to know who he was in the past. I did want to know who he was in the past but it won’t affect how I feel for him now.
He looked hesitant but he gave in with a sigh. “I was involved with a lot of things I shouldn’t have gotten myself into. Drugs and violence were at the top of my list,” Drugs and violence? What about sex? Then I remembered that one noisy night when he was with another woman and they even invited me.
“What about sex?” I asked him. He snapped his head towards me with a grin. I can tell that he was thinking of that night as well. “Don’t worry Angel, ever since we got together I’ve never contacted any of my booty calls.” he assured me but all I got out of that was booty calls, it was plural.
“Heck, I’ve even deleted their numbers and some of them I even blocked.” he added. “As I was saying… I did drugs when I was younger but as I got into violence I started not doing drugs and focused more on violence.” he explained further.
“You mean like robbing people and murder?” no matter who he was I was still afraid of his answer. I can’t imagine Jaxon murdering someone.
“What? No! What kind of person do you think I am?” he asked, his face was full of shock that I would ask such a question. “Our violence was more on Illegal Street fighting and beating up people. Ciel and Zen happens to be my enemy during the street fighting. Ciel was known as the undefeated and I somehow defeated him in one round… But after a while I quit that kind of life.” I was torn between swooning and being scared, but I knew that Jaxon would never physically hurt me.
“What made you quit that life?” I asked.
“Kathy, my sister did,” he answered. “But sometimes no matter how I try to step away from that life it comes right back to me. Ciel and Zen have been searching for me for a very long time.”
I giggled and said “They never thought to look in a flower shop.” Jaxon looked at me amusingly. I snuggled into his embrace right as we neared the apartment complex. I inhaled that addicting scent of his, flowers with a tad bit of cigarettes. He smelt of flowers because of his work but I barely see any cigarettes around him.
He wrapped his arm around me and brought my body close to his and said “Now I have a whole new reason to ignore that kind of life.” He pressed a loving kiss on my temple as his lips lingered there.
He wasted no time once we were inside his apartment as he picked me up so I could wrap my legs around his waist. He then pressed me against the wall and started nibbling on my bottom lip. The kiss was hot and passionate that I simply couldn’t get enough of.
Jaxon pressed his hips against mine that I almost lost strength in my legs that he had to help me keep myself hanging onto him. My arms were wrapped around his neck as my lips danced along with his.
I truly couldn’t get enough of him.