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

glass piercing through my heel one

rampage.

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

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

day too.

had me stay up alone in my

hurt that day,

to terms with the fact that I lost my

mother.

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

what he asked and made sure to

of course, I

wrong dad,’ I

hadn’t called him dad in a while

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

that reminded me of the past and the way he looked at me

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

regret meeting her? Sharing life with

life with her?’

as he swallowed and croaked

to your mother Meredith.’ He tore

deep within his

I had to go back I’d do it all

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

her now that you’re trying

son, a woman who he loves dearly. You’re

a good idea? Why do you want to

his eyes to me. “Don’t you see

over again, but the pain of losing

Love

now that he was trying to justify his

thinking. “Love is beautiful. Every bit of

Stop hurting Aiden because of what

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

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

that I

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

He lost his wife and then he lost his

his loneliness and

think any action they take, is really for the

‘I’m sorry for leaving you the way I