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

through my

rampage.

out in pain, he looked

soulless eyes, and told the maid to help

day too.

stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out. My foot

thing that hurt that

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

mother.

other coldly,

all. I did what he asked and made sure to not upset

course, I met

“You’re wrong dad,’

dad in a while too. Always regarded

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

reminded me of the past and the way

worth it. Those years

happiest you’ve ever been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing

life with her?’

he swallowed and

to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his

pain deep

had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear

now that you’re trying

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

good idea? Why do you

his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes. I

mother and would choose her all over again, but the pain

Love

I let go of his hand, growing angry now that he was trying to justify his absurd

is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful.

Stop hurting Aiden because of what

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

could marry into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I

that

was his actions that drove me to do such a

wife and then he lost

his loneliness and how a dead mind and

think any action they take, is really

sorry for leaving you the