Page 176 of Body Checked & Pucked

I sit down.

She puts her head on my lap.

So now I’m sitting there… Mila’s head on my lap. Her ex in the other room sleeping on a pile of vomit…

This is a real good testament why relationships are a pain in the ass.

I look down at Mila.

She’s just staring forward.

I can’t tell her not to blame herself. She already does. It’s too late. It won’t change a thing.

“Jax,” she whispers.

“Shh, honey,” I say.

I touch her hair. I run my fingers through her hair.

I don’t stop.

I keep touching her hair. Playing with her hair.

And I just sit there.

Thinking.

I feel Mila drift off to sleep, then feel her sink into a deeper sleep. Her body completely relaxed. Which is good.

I know I have to go check on Ward.

That means moving carefully so I don’t wake Mila.

I feel like a ninja bank robber in an action movie as I move off the couch and place Mila’s head on a pillow.

She looks so fucking beautiful when she sleeps.

I crouch down and I can just stay like that all night long, staring at her, and be happy.

I gently brush my lips against her forehead, then I stand up and walk to Ward’s bedroom.

My lip is curled.

He hasn’t moved an inch.

Sleeping in his own puke. Mouth open. Tongue slightly sticking out of his mouth.

I nudge him with my foot.

His body moves but quickly stops.

There’s no response from him.

I kick him again. I kick him harder.

He still doesn’t respond.

I shut my eyes and feel my heart jump a little.

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