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

broken glass piercing through my

rampage.

cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in the eyes

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

day too.

alone in my

that day,

to terms with the fact that I lost

mother.

we regarded each other coldly, like we

I did what he asked and made

of course, I

wrong

I hadn’t called him dad in a

looks surprised when he heard my words. There’s a flicker

past and the way he looked at me before mom passed

It’s worth it. Those years

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

life with her?’

as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I

to your mother Meredith.’ He tore

pain deep

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

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in

that you’re trying to hurt her

son, a woman who he loves dearly.

idea? Why do you want

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

all over again, but the pain of

unbearable. Love is

now that he was trying to justify his

“Love is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful.

Stop hurting Aiden because of

When I fell in love with Grant, my father had tried his best to change

Grant and I run away and never turned back.

thinks that I had

didn’t realize that it was his actions that

his wife and then he lost

a way, I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart can really

to think any action they take, is really for

sorry for leaving you the way I