Love Unbreakable

Aggression In the hospital.

"Raegan, I blame myself...

You've suffered so much looking after me," Raegan’'s grandmother said, her eyes filling with tears.

Her emotional vulnerability had increased over the years.

"Don't worry, grandma.

You've always been there for me.

Now it’s my turn to look out for you," Raegan replied, her eyes moistening as well.

Brent was an asshole.

He rarely made time for family.

To ensure Raegan could attend school, Raegan's grandmother had taken on various jobs, everything from collecting trash to selling snacks.

As a result, leaving the hospital now seemed nearly impossible after the exhaustion of all these years.

"My only fear is that if something happens to me, there will be no one to care for you.

And you're not married yet, so I won't be able to rest in peace,” Raegan's grandmother confessed.

Brushing away her tears, Raegan said, "Grandma, stop talking like that.

You're going to live a long life.

Didn't you tell me that we would go back to your house together one day?” A glimmer of hope lit up her eyes.

"Could we really go back?” she whispered.

"Absolutely.

Even though Brent sold it, it's still vacant.

I've rented it, and I plan to buy it back as soon asT can afford to," Raegan assured her.

Raegan's grandmother grasped Raegan's hands joyfully and said, "Good, that's wonderful.” She hesitated before adding, "Raegan, I'm not sure I'll live to see that day.

I dreamt of your father last night.

It felt like he was eager to see me in heaven.

I suspect my time is running out." Tears escaped Raegan’'s eyes despite her efforts to hold them back.

Raegan's grandmother handed her a red paper bag containing a padlock-shaped amulet.

"You used to have it when you were a child.

Keep it with you.

Let it bless you for the rest of your life.” Her words struck Raegan like a farewell, causing Raegan to hug her grandmother tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Grandma, I've actually been married for some time.

It's a complicated situation, so I didn't bring it up.” Her grandmother looked stunned.

"When did this happen?" Raegan laid out the entire story, deliberately leaving out the contractual nature of her marriage.

Concluding, Raegan said, "Anyway, he's someone I've cared about for a long time.

He'll come to visit you after he gets back from his business trip.” Night had fallen by the time she left the nursing house.

headed back to Serenity

conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to

flight schedule before texting

period of waiting, sleep finally claimed

broke, her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious

"Are you

so I just got around to calling you.”

"Heading back to the

to join

sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship

had always been

you'll be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that, Raegan was

sex

realized they were on

pajamas that flattered her

and enticing in the video

of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice

Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson

suspected as much since we made out

come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan

she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be calling me

the phone, he

Raegan was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell interrupted

and spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

was

he stated, "Alright, go get some

go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation in her

thought she heard something about a young woman looking for

of unease washed over

lying in bed for a while, her phone rang

was Nicole, inviting

Raegan was taken aback to

not

her long hair, her new shorter look

lent her an

Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?" "Nothing

me when my hair reached

it off," Nicole

was alluding to, Raegan found herself at

Mitchel been out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

off guard, Raegan stammered, "Uh, how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan had

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan

navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light- colored beret, seemingly in

came to pick me

just half an hour after Mitchel

that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in the

photo only showed a side profile,

them, declaring them an ideal

had responded with a

their shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined

though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate

thing in the

if he shows concern for you now, the moment something happens