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 heel one

rampage.

He didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked

the maid to help me. He didn’t come to

day too.

stay up alone in my room, crying my

hurt that day, my heart

That day I came to terms with the fact that I

mother.

regarded each other coldly, like we

I did what he asked and made sure to not upset

course, I

“You’re wrong

him dad in a while too.

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

me of the past and the way he looked at me before mom passed

beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared

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

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed

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

pain deep within his

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

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

you think you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson

woman who he loves dearly.

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

me. “Don’t you see

all over again, but the pain of

Love

angry now that

Every bit of it

hurting Aiden because of

in love with Grant, my father had

could marry into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away and never turned back.

thinks that I had abandoned

didn’t realize that it was his actions that drove

wife and

understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart

someone insane to think any action they take, is really for the

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