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All she had to do was tell Milo that they made a mistake. We could have all moved on with our lives.
She should have stayed in New York like we had always planned.
But in typical Raven fashion, she didn’t want to deal with any awkwardness with Milo.
Well tough!
She made her bed, then had sex on it with my brother, so she should have laid on it.
“It’s all in the past, Reid. It's not worth discussing,” Raven says tightly. “Milo did a lot for me. I am not going to tarnish his name in front of his younger brother. Can we just move on?”
I frown. “Tarnish his name? What did he do that would tarnish his name?”
Raven is quiet. Her shoulders are suddenly tense as if she didn’t mean to let that word slip out.
There is an odd sinking feeling in my stomach. There is more to this story just like I thought.
Raven has refused to divulge on what exactly made her leave New York so abruptly.
What could have happened that was so bad?
“Did he do something?” I ask more gently.
“W-what?” Raven stammers.
“Did Milo do something to you?”
My stomach flips as atrocious thoughts take root in my mind. It doesn’t make sense.
Milo would never hurt Raven. But my gut feeling is spiraling out of control.
“Did he hurt you?” I whisper.
Raven continues to stay quiet.
What. The. Fuck.
I wish she’d just tell me because my mind is conjuring up the worst.
Did Milo hit her?I can't imagine that.
Did he do something sexually?I saw them together. There was nothing kinky about the act.
“Did he hurt you?” I ask again. My whole body is shaking and I feel like the ground below is about to cave.
What did he do that was so bad? What could have happened between them that deserves this kind of reaction?
Raven twists her torso. “Reid stop! Milo did not hurt me,” she says quickly.
“Then what aren’t you telling me?”
“Nothing,” she mutters.
I don’t believe her.There is something off about this whole situation.
“If he even hurt a hair on your head—”
“Reid, stop,” Raven says more forcefully this time. “You are being ridiculous. Of course Milo didn’t hurt me. How could you even think that?”
