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 of those

rampage.

out in pain,

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

day too.

up alone in my room, crying

hurt that day,

I came to terms with the fact that I

mother.

that day, we regarded each other coldly,

all. I did what he asked and made sure to not upset

But of course, I met Grant

wrong dad,’

him dad in a while too. Always regarded him as

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

of the past and the way he looked at me

it. Those years you shared with mom, I

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

life with her?’

watch his adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No.

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

deep within his

’If I had to go back I’d do it all over again.”

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in

hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson dad?

he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family apart. Why

think this is a good idea? Why do you

see

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

unbearable. Love

I let go of his hand, growing angry now that he

of it is beautiful. Every single

Aiden because of what

in love with Grant, my father had

Grant and I run away and never turned

that I had

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

lost his wife and then he lost his

I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind

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

‘I’m sorry