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

that broken glass piercing through my heel one of those mornings after

rampage.

in pain, he looked

to help me.

day too.

he had me stay up alone in my room, crying my

only thing that hurt that

came to terms with the fact that I lost

mother.

regarded each other coldly, like we were

asked and made sure to not

I met Grant

wrong dad,’

a

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

past and the way he looked at me before mom passed

worth it. Those years you shared

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

life with her?’

watch his adam’s apple bob as he

it comes to your mother Meredith.’

pain deep within his

it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d choose her

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear

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

a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family

think this is a good idea? Why do you

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

and would choose her all over again, but the pain of losing her

Love

his hand, growing angry now that

of it is beautiful.

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because of

my father had

But Grant and I run away and never turned

he thinks that

realize that it was his actions

and

In a way, I understood his loneliness and how a dead

insane to think any action they take, is really

Tears blurred my vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry