When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He was clearly speaking out of anger, but before I could react, he spun on his heels and went downstairs.

Drawing in a deep breath, I suppressed the inexplicable emotions in my heart and suddenly felt that I was indeed behaving unreasonably.

I sat in front of the dressing table and took a moment to calm myself. Just then, Emery came upstairs with Xavier in her arms and looked at me with a baffled expression. “What did you guys argue about this time? Do the two of you get off on fighting and hurting each other?”

I shrugged and looked back at her. “If I told you no, would you believe me? I just lost control of my emotions.”

always been irrational when it comes to love. I think a large part of the reason is because you know that whatever you do, Ashton will always find his way back to you. This has become some sort of vicious cycle, one that you take pleasure in and even constantly induce. Have you ever considered the possibility that one day, Ashton’s

as though her words had hit a nerve in

squabbles in life, and after the fight is over, we’ll leave it in the past. What’s important is to give each other a kiss when we wake up in the morning, give each other a hug before leaving, and let go of all the stress and unhappiness upon coming home to say ‘I missed you’. Yes, these are all little gestures that may seem troublesome to do in our everyday life. In fact, it’s not compulsory, but everyone lives differently. Hunter and I want a warm and cozy life for ourselves as well as for our child so that we

lives, but occasionally appear in yours. Whether or not there’s anything going on between Ashton and her, or you and Marcus, neither of you have ever witnessed anything truly notable. Scarlett, love is about compromise and acceptance; about putting yourselves in each other’s shoes. You should be worrying about him and trying to understand him, not just taking what he gives you and asking for more. Ashton is

heart, but all these years, I never really tried to understand him. Since the death of our child to the day I found out that he was the reason my birth parents and I grew apart, I’ve been going in circles with only one goal in mind—to make

it seemed like I was exacting revenge on him in the name

I remained silent. “Scarlett, falling in love is easy. It’s staying in love that’s the hard part. Ashton grew up in a military family. His greatest strength is his responsibility and loyalty. He made a vow to Rebecca’s brother, so she has become his responsibility. And I’m sure you know better than me how fiercely loyal he is. Stop hurting each other in the heat of a moment,