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 those

rampage.

flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in

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

day too.

in my room, crying my eyes

that hurt that day, my heart

came to terms with the fact that I lost my

mother.

each other coldly, like we were not

I did what he asked and made

course, I met

wrong dad,’

in a while too. Always regarded him

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

and the way he looked at me before mom

It’s worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was sure

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

life with her?’

apple bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No.

to your mother

deep within his

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

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

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

a son, a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family apart. Why

good idea? Why do you want

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

mother and would choose her all over again, but

unbearable. Love

let go of his hand, growing angry now that he

bit of it

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because of

my father had tried his best to change my

could marry into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run

way, he thinks that I had abandoned

But he didn’t realize that it was his

his wife and then

I understood his loneliness and how

think any action

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