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Cordy's chest hurt. She and John were never married, and he died when they confirmed their feelings for each other.Lucas was in turn frowning—he did not expect that a casual comment would invoke so much emotion in her.Nonetheless, it was clear that the so-called 'late friend' was very important to her, and they might have been in love. His heart somehow started to hurt too, even though he could not quite describe why. Naturally, he was not actually jealous—it was just his pride gnawing at him.After all, no woman could ever be indifferent toward him over the years, but Cordy genuinely seemed to be an exception to that rule.Naturally, he found that a little hard to accept."I'm going to bed," Lucas said, headed into the room.Cordy turned and headed inside her own room as well, even as the pain in her chest unfurled.She had so many regrets when it came to John that she could never get over them for the rest of her life.-The night was dark and quiet, but Cordy was on
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Even as Cordy meekly leaned into Lucas' arms, she was shuddering slightly as if afraid—as if she were abandoned.Lucas inhaled deeply in turn, feeling unusually grouchy.He had no idea why, but he just was.No other woman had put him through a roller coaster of emotions like this—when he wanted to push her away, he chose to bear with it as he held her shaking body."Consider this my reward, Cordy," he told her then.Cordy never heard, even as he continued, "For letting me stay."There was no telling if he was just telling himself that either.But at the next instant, he lay down again and gathered her in his arms.When he did, he could clearly sense that she was no longer shaking, and her breathing assumed a regular rhythm as she buried her head over his chest. Lucas gulped. Cordy might be slim, but she was perky where she needed to be.-When daylight arrived the next morning, Lucas opened his eyes and immediately felt a sore back.He lowered his gaze to find that Cordy
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Richard nodded. "I believe you."He certainly knew how much his mommy loved his daddy, and how much she missed him over the years.Now that his daddy had come back, she definitely would not hold back."Don't you think I just stole your mommy?" Lucas asked. He was able to tell immediately that Richard had a strong bond with his mother, not to mention that sons could get especially possessive toward their mothers in single-parent families.Did the boy really not mind?"Daddy, there's absolutely nothing wrong with you being with Mommy," Richard said seriously then. "I'll leave Mommy when I'm older anyway, and you'll be taking care of her for the rest of her life. I'd never get jealous of you."Lucas finally understood then—the boy still believed that he was his father.How much did he resemble the man?!"I'm not your daddy," he said bluntly nonetheless. "You have the wrong person.""Don't you remember us?" Richard asked him in return. "Of course I don't. I don't know you at a
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Lucas was speechless. How could he explain to Richard that he was not his daddy?"Have some warm milk, Daddy. It will warm your stomach," the boy said then, eagerly passing his own glass of milk to Lucas. Lucas was unable to reject the child's kind gesture. "Thank you.""You're welcome, Daddy," Richard replied, flashing a tame smile just then.It somehow left Lucas with a mental burden, as if it would traumatize the child if he turned out not to be his father.But he really was not.Taking a sip of warm milk, he ruthlessly reminded Richard, "I'll be gone after breakfast." "Okay." Richard nodded tamely."We probably won't see each other ever again," Lucas said, making himself very clear to stop Richard from having any expectations."Why?" "Because I'm not your daddy," Lucas said, slowly and deliberately.As Richard's expression darkened, Lucas steeled himself to continue, "I understand very well how you feel, and I understand that you miss your daddy—but I'm not him, and I
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"I'm sorry, but I can't help you here."Lucas rejected Richard nonetheless—they were unrelated, and he had no reason to sacrifice himself.Richard certainly had more to say. "Daddy—""I have a girlfriend, Dicky," Lucas said slowly and deliberately, and in no uncertain terms.Richard's face clearly fell then.He refused to believe that his daddy would have a woman other than his mommy!He loved her so much—how could he love anyone else?!"That's why I can't go any further with your mommy," Lucas finished then."But you do love Mommy and only love her!""No, I don't. I only love my girlfriend.""You worked so hard to woo Mommy back then—""Dicky, I'm not your daddy," Lucas repeated patiently then."But…""No 'buts'," Lucas said, patting Richard's head just then. "Since you know that your mommy is sick and stressed, you need to toughen up and take care of her. Counting on others is not as good as counting on yourself."Richard bit his little lip—there was really no getting t
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Winston mustered his courage then and said, "Sir, Ms. Sachs really missed you. Please come back soon, once you've done what you need to do."Lucas was in turn speechless.He was never going to make Winston understand that he was not his employer, was he? -Cordy woke up to realize it was already noon.She actually checked three times to see that it really was noon.And she was not in her bed either, but she was where Lucas was sleeping last night instead!What was she doing here?! She had no recollection at all!And if she was sleeping here, where was Lucas sleeping?!She quickly checked her clothes to find her pajamas neatly clinging to her body and that she was straddling a pillow.Lucas' scent seemed to linger on that pillow.No. To be precise, it was John's—it was by sheer coincidence that they almost shared the same scent.So, she was sleeping with him last night? But how did she even get here?! Cordy simply had no idea, but she hurried out of bed to her own room an
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Richard continued, "Mommy, I think Daddy might be—"Cordy cut him short right then. "Dicky, I know you miss him. But the dead never return, and I'll always be here to take care of you.She did not want him to hold onto false hopes because it was simply impossible.And that applied to herself as well.Richard bit his lip and tried to explain, but sensing that his mommy would not believe him, he decided to investigate the matter on his own.When the truth was out, she would know that he did not make a mistake."I'll be going out for the afternoon. Be a good boy and stay home, okay?""Okay."With that, Cordy left to look for Jim, her psychiatrist.She was intent on telling him about the situation, so that he would break it down for her and maybe help her with her insomnia. Jim smiled after hearing her story. "Cordy, I think you might have fallen for this gentleman!""Impossible!" Cordy snapped bluntly. "I'll never fall for him—I just found a sense of security because he smells
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Cordy nodded. "Yeah."Probably.As long as she could smell John's 'scent', her heart would find security.Then, all thoughts would be drained out of her mind, and she would unwittingly fall asleep."You could try retaining his scent," Jim suggested."What do you mean?" Cordy asked."A person's scent doesn't fade that easily. It might linger on clothes he wore or on the bedsheets and blankets he slept on. If you're sure of a relationship between you and him, I suggest you use his lingering scent to ease your insomnia.""Lingering scent…?" Cordy murmured.The more she thought about it, the more freakish it looked… as if she was becoming a deviant!Jim could read her thoughts, however, and said solemnly, "Dignity is no concern when your health hangs in the balance. Even if men and women should observe propriety and keep their distance, don't male doctors see ladies in their birthday suits during surgery?"Cordy could not help being impressed—psychiatrists really hit the nail on
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