When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Both sides of the street were lined with rose bushes that were always in full bloom during this time of the year. Summer liked playing here, and she liked dragging Colin and Michael along here with her as well.

Every time she came here, she would ask for an ice cream cone, and Colin would buy one for her.

Colin exited a shop, handing one ice cream cone each to Summer and Michael before giving me one as well.

I chuckled. He’s treating me like a child.

Summer carefully licked at her cone, lifting her head up to look at Colin. “Mr. Johnson, why do you always buy ice cream for Mommy too? Mommy says that only kids eat ice cream, and adults don’t.”

“Your Mommy is a kid, just like you,” joked Colin.

Summer glanced at Jackson in confusion, going on to ask, “Mr. Jackson is the same age as Mommy, so does that mean he’s a kid? Why didn’t you buy ice cream for Mr. Jackson?”

Jackson nearly spat his water out. “That’s because I’m a manly man. I’m not a kid, so I don’t eat these kinds of things. Your Mommy and I are different—no matter how old your Mommy gets, she will always be a child.”

Summer nodded, although it didn’t look like she understood a single thing he’d said.

As the sky grew darker and darker, the street lamps suddenly lit up. I couldn’t help but gasp at the sight. Nick and I had walked through a street that looked similar to this one in the past.

That street had also been filled with rose bushes, but this one didn’t have a night market, nor a barbecue stand.

“What are you thinking about?” Jackson nudged me, jolting me from my daze.

that Summer and Michael had already run off a good distance away. Colin was

my head slowly

between Colin and me, raising an eyebrow. “He’s quite alright—personality-wise and looks-wise. Other than being a little older,

me aback, and I furrowed my eyebrows as

you a good partner!” He

you’re not so busy with work

helping to look after Summer these past few years. Besides, you’re thirty years old. Now that you’ve moved on, you should start rebuilding your life and find someone so that you’ll

rolled my eyes and decided to ignore

at me. I’m being serious!” Jackson chased after me, ranting on, “Ashton is already planning

Taking a few seconds to process the new information, I glanced back

if there’s no love between them, he has to take responsibility for her,

had turned darker

That’s right.

Ashton starting to live his own life shouldn’t have come

now strangers to each other. I should

my ice cream under the dim glow of the street lamps, I

home. Colin had brought Michael home as well, and Jackson stayed up chatting with me for

unable to move from the pain. Even after four years,

it all off, I had also