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

broken glass piercing through my heel one of those mornings

rampage.

cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in the eyes

soulless eyes, and told the maid to help me.

day too.

in my room, crying my eyes out. My foot wasn’t

only thing that hurt that day,

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

mother.

each other coldly,

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

course, I met Grant and everything

wrong dad,’ I

called him dad in a while too. Always regarded

words. There’s

and the way

is beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years

Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No.

to your mother Meredith.’ He tore

pain deep within

’If I had to go back I’d do it

again. ■

I could hear

hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her

who he loves dearly.

you think this is a good idea? Why do you want to

He snapped his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying

your mother and would choose her all over

unbearable. Love

now that he was trying to justify his

of it is

hurting Aiden because of

with Grant, my father had

Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away

that I had

his actions that drove me

wife and then he lost his

I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and

action they take, is really for

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