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

through my heel one of those

rampage.

cried out in pain, he

to help me. He

day too.

Instead, he had me stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out.

thing that hurt that day,

to terms with the fact that I

mother.

each other coldly, like we were

asked and made sure to

But of course, I met Grant and everything

“You’re wrong

dad in a while too. Always regarded him as

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

the past and the way he looked

Those years you

been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with

life with her?’

he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I don’t

anything when it comes to your mother Meredith.’

pain deep

go back I’d do it all over again.” He

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in his

now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson

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

idea?

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

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

unbearable. Love is

go of his hand, growing angry now

bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

Stop hurting Aiden because of

love with Grant, my father

Grant and I run away and never turned back. In

that I had

didn’t realize that it was his actions

his wife and then

and how a dead mind and heart can

someone insane to think any action they take,

sorry for