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An amused laugh left Aven's lips. Her eyes twinkled at his words, expression deceptively bright considering the situation. It wasn't that Aven found anything about the situation they were in inherently funny. There was <i>nothing</i> hilarious about the man she had loved marrying someone else. What was worse was that Aven had no right to be mad. She was the other woman and she should have expected better. But to see Rafael here, almost calling her his lover and telling her that he missed her tore at something wide in Aven's chest. Aven stood up slowly, sauntering to his side of the booth. She rested one palm on the table and leaned her face close.<br/>
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Aven's heart skipped a beat. This close, Aven could make out every pore on Rafael's face. This close, she could count out the lashes that were tapered to his eyes, long, thick ones that Aven had once told him she envied. Her eyes traced over his soul-sucking eyes, his straight nose, and then the stubble on his jaw that her fingers itched to trace over. "Didn't have to run?" Aven finished lightly, a soft smirk on her plump lips. Without thinking, Aven's finger crept under his chin, gently forcing his gaze up. "How would it have worked out, Rafael? I watch you walk Danielle down the aisle, promise your utter devotion to her, to be there with her in sickness and in health, to love her endlessly, and then fuck you in the back? Did you want me to stay and talk more about Europe so that it inspires ideas for you and your wife?" Aven's hand trailed upwards, delicate fingers following the path of his jaw.<br/>
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 It sickened her that she missed him even now. It angered her that while every part of her wanted to scream at him, to throw things at him and make him feel what she felt, the stronger part of her still desired him. Even now, a year later, fleeing off to another city did Aven want to press her lips against his.<br/>
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Sighing, Aven pressed her lips to his ear. "You had to have known that I would never condemn myself to half a man, Rafael," Aven was possessive and a jealous little thing. Just the thought of him going back to Danielle would have Aven seeing red. And to see him tell her that he loved her? Aven wouldn't do it again. There was no way in hell was she going back to being the girl she had reduced herself to for him. Pulling back, Aven grabbed the drink that was meant to be Rafael's and downed it quickly. The amber liquid burned harshly in her throat, causing Aven's hazel eyes to sting. Aven's attention regrettably gyrated down to his lips and she swallowed hard. It would only take a single tilt of her head to taste him against her tongue again. "Tell the missus I said hello, yeah?" </div>