Can’t Win Me Back

As Lauren wrote, a soft and motherly glow came across her face.

Landon, on the other hand, hid behind her.

His face was downcast, and his pale lips trembled uncontrollably.

He hugged her from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.

He nuzzled against her longingly.

His eyes filled with tears that were so close to streaming down his face.

"Darling, didn't you say...

that you didn't want to have children?" Landon's voice was unusually low and gravelly.

With his lips right next to her ear, he asked, "Didn't you want to study art and be my only woman forever?" Lauren's lashes fluttered shyly.

She focused her attention on writing, "That was in the past.

That's not what's on my mind now." A lump rose in her throat.

"Landon, I know that my physical condition isn't great.

I have to take medications and get injections every day.

I don't even know when I can be discharged.

"It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl.

I want to have a child whom we can raise together.

This way, even if 1 were to one day leave this world before you, our child will still be here to keep you company.

Landon

on the screen and erased

ached, and the tears in his

that,

for children, I'm okay without them! All

like children and I don't want

of

grabbed his hand tightly and placed his shaking

tears of pain in his eyes, Landon pressed his

melted into

parted her lips, allowing him to slip in with his

on his lips made his breathing

started to

with great needs in that

hospitalization, they had not been intimate with

slept with Lauren in his arms, he really could

that happened, he would not even touch

rather fly solo while watching her

the past, he used to seek it from her all

he had learned how to

agony

was, he definitely could not let Lauren suffer a

long while, they pulled away from

used his finger to wipe away the glistening saliva on her

of passionate kisses on her

could feel the changes

turned around and

started to unbuckle