When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Sighing, I rose to my feet to close the windows.

I had barely taken a few steps when a rustling sound was heard outside the window.

Is it the wind? Or is someone out there?

Curious, I carefully made my way toward the window. When I was half a step away from the window, I came to a stop and stood on tiptoes to peek outside.

Right then, a hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the eaves. The person stretched out another hand and proceeded to climb in.

As the person had his back to me, I could only figure out he was a man based on his muscular built. My sixth sense told me he meant no harm as he had risked his life to scale the walls. Hence, I watched as he made his way in, prepared to cover up for him if needed.

Soon, the man jumped in and turned to face me. The moment I saw his face, my eyes lit up as I dashed forward to give him a tight hug.

to know

hear of his news through

wrapped his arms around me. “You’ll

his words and looked up. I parted my lips to say something when something occurred to me. Struggling out of his arms, I told him, “Wait for

made sure no one realized his arrival before returning

here, Ashton.” I held the laptop and sat by the

on the video and placed the laptop in his lap. “This is our son. Look, he

to happen for a while. Even though I originally wanted Ashton to see his son face to face, this

his arm around me and assured me, “Don’t worry. Baby is a gift

attitude, my heart clenched up again. “Did anything happen to you recently? Is our

icily. “You’re worried now? When you allowed yourself

formulate a response. In the end, I put my pride aside and backed