right here in my arms, jolene

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The excitement of seeing her after all this time was so big that it was taking all his breath away. Many things happened – some of them were not as good as they wanted to do… Well, okay, let’s be honest – most of the things that happened between Ray and Jolene were awful. The saddest thing was probably that many other people were involved into them, too. Ray’s relationship with Ryland lasted for three months. He did not feel sorry about them. He felt sorry for the fact that it totally fucked up the relationship between him and Jolene. She herself had another relationship with, if you ask Ray, the most inappropriate person in the United States of America. Crashed apartments, spiteful text messages, jealous eyes, etc. All of this made their life a big Hollywood drama. Drama, drama, drama…

It was all gone now. Or at least Ray hoped so while he was climbing up the stars to Jolene’s flat. She did not know that he was coming to see her. What he told her when he texted her for the last time was that he was in Moscow. And it was not a lie – he had some friends there which had suggested him to visit them for a few weeks. Ray himself found the idea of leaving the States for a while as amazing – first of all, the whole thing with Ryland was turning the spotlights to him more than he could bear; and second of all, we all know about his passion of travelling. The chat with Jolene reminded him that he wanted to give her a present personally. Plus, New Year’s Eve was in a few days, and.. mostly, he wanted to spend that time with her.

There was a saying in Russia – “New Year – new luck.” So who knew what was going to happen? Ray did not have anything else, but to hope for the best. And, so, filled up with the most positive emotions and with a wide smile upon his face, he knocked on the front door of Jolene’s flat. He was nervous – that could be seen from miles away, but he was not stop smiling even while he was waiting for her to opened the door and he was feeling as if he was going to pass out right here. He bit his bottom lip, still hoping for the best – there was nothing left he could do, wasn’t it?

i'll make it look fancier later, love! <33