【ａｖａｎｇｅｌｉｎｅ　ｍｅｎｄｏｚａ】 cont! @ixonmaiden

Running on empty describes most of his life. The loss of gasoline only keeps him moving on fumes. His entire being could stall out with no sense of what's really right or wrong. He had no idea it would bring him this close again. Her lips are smooth, warm. A deadly red kiss wakes him up, fuels him up and he lets Ava pull him where she wants him to go. It's easy. It's a need. Joe wants it more than he can imagine. This love. This epic story.

We are part of something greater. Avangeline, you're back in my life. I never thought I'd see you grown up. After we were separated it made me feel worse about myself. I felt worthless, useless and unwanted. My mother never wanted me. For a while I thought the same of you. For a while I wanted to hurt you, maybe lose my whole head and -

Joe sucked in a breath, dipping his head as he entered the vehicle behind her swiftly. The door's closing left an audible thump echoing in his brain. His mind strayed from past feelings. Sensations he can only dream about come forward full steam ahead. Instead of dwelling on what ifs he focused on this impossible now. He stared at her for several minutes. Their bodies close, his hand still holding onto hers; Joe finally leaned his head to press a kiss against Ava's ruby lips.

"I never though you'd say yes," the man admitted, eyes soft as he gazed over his lost love's face. Grown and beautiful. Young still at heart and he wondered. How long? How tough? Did she harden herself?

Let me in. Let me sink into you. Avangeline, I wanna feel what this is between us. Whatever puppy love we had it's not just that. How can it be when it's still there? We're still bound by our shitty fates with family. Our mothers were cruel. We can be better.