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

feeling of that broken glass piercing through my heel one of

rampage.

I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in

soulless eyes, and told the maid to help me. He didn’t

day too.

he had me stay up alone in my room, crying

hurt that day, my

with the fact that

mother.

other coldly, like we were not father and

I did what he asked and made sure to

But of course, I met Grant and

“You’re wrong dad,’ I

called him dad in a while too.

my words. There’s a flicker in his gaze, a

reminded me of the past and the way he

years you shared with

Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

watch his adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and croaked out.

mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes away,

pain deep within his

had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d choose her all

again. ■

could hear the raw emotions playing in his

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

good idea? Why

you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes. I

choose her all over

unbearable. Love is

I let go of his hand, growing angry now that he was

Every bit of it

Stop hurting Aiden because of what I had

with Grant, my father had tried his

and I run away and never turned

way, he thinks that I

didn’t realize that it was his actions that drove

lost his wife and then he lost

I understood his loneliness and

insane to think any action they

sorry for leaving you the