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

rampage.

He didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in the

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

day too.

in my room, crying

thing that hurt that day, my

came to terms with the fact that

mother.

From that day, we regarded each other coldly, like we were not father and daughter

what he asked and made sure to not upset

course, I met Grant and everything

“You’re wrong

dad in a while

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

that reminded me of the past and the

’Love is beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was

been. Do you regret meeting

life with her?’

adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I don’t

comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes away, burying

deep within

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

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her

he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family apart. Why

a good idea? Why do

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

all over again, but the pain of losing her

Love

angry now that

beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

Aiden because of what

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

But Grant and I run away

that

didn’t realize that it was his actions that drove me to

He lost his wife and then he lost his

way, I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind

think any action they

sorry for