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

of that broken glass piercing through my heel one of

rampage.

when I cried out in pain, he looked at

the maid to help

day too.

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

that hurt that day, my heart

that I lost my father the same

mother.

other coldly, like we were not father and daughter

all. I did what he asked and made sure

I met Grant and

wrong dad,’ I

hadn’t called him dad in a while too. Always

words.

me of the past and the way he looked at

it. Those years you

Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed and croaked

anything when it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his

pain deep within

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

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

you’re hurting her now that you’re

he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his

idea? Why do you want to

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

her all over again, but

Love

let go of his hand, growing angry now that

thinking. “Love is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because of what I had

in love with Grant, my father had tried his

Grant and I run away and never turned

that I had abandoned

realize that it was his actions that

wife and

and how a dead mind and

any action they take,

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