The Girl He Craves

Meredith’s pov

He hauled in a shaky breath, his eyes swimming with sadness. I had hit him with the

past, something that could potentially bring out the man he once was.

’She’s dead.” He whispered, pushing the photo away. “The dead can’t speak.'”

I blinked in sadness, pitying the man he is now today. “But they can still see and hear.

If mom was here, she’d smack you upside your head and then nurse your wounds.”

He clenched his fists, turning away from me completely.” Is this why you came here?

To remind me of why I’m actually doing what I’m doing? Look at me, Meredith.” His

eyes snapped up to mine suddenly and I had to take in a very sharp inhale as

emotions swam through the windows of his soul.

Father was in more pain than I realized.

’I’m a shell of a man because of her. I can love no other, I have a permanent hole in

my heart because of her. Love is selfish Meredith, the pain is unbearable. I tried to

save you from it too,” He looked over my shoulder at Grant.

He continued. “But I was too late. I need to save my grandson before it’s too late.”

I shook my head, reaching out for him. My heart ached for my father. A man who once

believed love was the answer to everything now made love his enemy. It was painful

and tormenting to watch him become this person.

When my fingers touched his hand, he flinched. His eyes swept to mine in shock. I

don’t remember the last time I held my father’s hand or the last time I voluntarily stood

this close to him.

After mom died, our father-daughter relationship was swept up and tom into shreds.

He would come home late from work, smell of booze, and trash the entire place.

I can recall listening to a few bottles shattering on the wall. I can even remember the

that broken glass piercing through my heel one of those mornings

rampage.

didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked

maid to help me. He

day too.

in my room, crying my

that hurt that

to terms with the fact that I lost my father the same day

mother.

other coldly, like we were not

asked and made sure

I met Grant and

“You’re wrong dad,’ I

called him dad in a while

He looks surprised when he heard my words. There’s a flicker in his gaze, a

of the past and the way he looked at me before mom

it. Those years

ever been. Do you regret

life with her?’

adam’s apple bob as he swallowed

it comes to your mother

pain deep within his

I had to go back I’d do it all

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear

you think you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson

a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to

think this is a good idea? Why do you

eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him

all over again, but the pain of

unbearable. Love is

angry now that he was trying

is beautiful. Every bit of it

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because of what I

When I fell in love with Grant, my father had tried his best

Grant and I run away and never turned back.

he thinks that I

was his actions that

and then he lost

understood his loneliness and

action they take, is really for the

my vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving you the way I did. I’m