All Chapters of A Hidden Truth: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

[Jaxon] Clay grabbed a cola as the only one there who was under twenty-one. I walked over to where he was and grabbed a cola for myself. I wasn’t fond of beer, and I was an angry drunk, so I didn’t want to drink anything harder, or I’d potentially risk telling the entire group about Hank and Juniper.“How long have you known Juniper?” I asked casually.“Since pre-k. She was in a lot of the ridin’ classes with me at the ranch. You shoulda seen her on a horse. Like they were the same animal. I’d been thinkin’ of askin’ her out in sophomor

[Juniper] I dreamed about the most amazing things. Jaxon in a meadow on a large blanket. Doing things I’d only ever read about. Jaxon saving me and whisking me away from everything. Holing up in his castle with an enormous library and a huge canopied bed. Being happy and doing what I wanted with a handsome, intelligent man who loved me.There was a shift in the bed. Teddy kissed my forehead and smiled as I opened my eyes.“Good mornin’, Juni-bug. Happy birthday, little sister.” He whispered.

[Juniper] After hitting the bank downtown, we went to the bistro Tammy’s parents owned. Every birthday since we all became friends had been celebrated there. Cole, the oldest of Tammy’s three younger brothers, was the host for the day and he guided us to the private little booth in the corner that we liked.It was created so that Tammy could spend time with Amber without people bothering them. It was the 21st century, but still a smallish Texas town. Even though it was more accepting than others, it wasn’t always healthy for them to just hang out wherever.A

[Jaxon] I wanted to keep him from groping my ass, again. Teddy had been all over me ever since we got out of the car at the restaurant. It was the bistro I’d been at on Wednesday when I’d heard Juniper and her friends. They put us in the VIP booth that was shielded from view to the rest of the restaurant.“They have this spot for the owner’s gay daughter and her girlfriend. It’s a safe space for people who aren’t easily accepted. Nice choice.” Teddy smiled.“I thought we might need privacy.” I chuckled.

[Jaxon] When Tammy was finally calm, sitting in a chair with her girlfriend in her arms, Teddy explained she was in MMA and had at least one black belt in martial arts. Unlike most ‘only sister with three brothers’ stories, Tammy learned to fight before they did and she was the oldest, so she taught them.We were explaining our ideas to them when there was a knock in the other room. Reg went and answered the door. It was Red. He seemed surprised at the full house. Chairs were brought in from the other room and Kelly had elected to sit on one of the two beds in the room. As far from everyone else as possible.