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

rampage.

I cried out in pain,

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

day too.

alone in my room,

that day,

I came to terms with the fact that I lost my

mother.

day, we regarded each other coldly, like we

he asked and made sure

I met

“You’re wrong dad,’

him dad in a while too. Always

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

of the past and the way he looked at me before

It’s worth it. Those years

regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

as he swallowed and croaked out. “No.

comes to your mother Meredith.’ He

deep

’If I had to go back I’d do it all

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions

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

who he loves dearly. You’re trying to

a good idea? Why do you want to

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

would choose her all over again, but the pain of

Love

now that he was trying to justify his

Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single

Aiden because of

Grant, my father had tried his best to change my mind

marry into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away and never

he thinks that I had abandoned

realize that it was his

and then he

his loneliness and how a dead mind and

insane to think any action they take, is really for

‘I’m sorry for leaving you the way I did. I’m