“When did you get so mature?” I tease, bumping my shoulders with hers. “I’m older, I should be wiser.”“Maturity comes with experience, you know.” She shrugs her shoulders and smiles. “Love drives us to do what is best for our children. So as long as you are driven by love, you’ll always want what’s
I don’t know, but for some reason, hearing him apologize released something inside me. something I couldn’t explain and didn’t even know I had been holding on to.“It’s not your fault, and there is nothing to forgive. I should have also realized earlier that we weren’t meant to be. That our love was
I pick up the last box and glance around my room. This room has been my sanctuary for the last two years.It had been my room when I was still a small girl, but over the years I changed it as I grew to become a woman. The décor, the paint and the furniture. I changed everything to fit the woman I be
I continue staring at my brother. It’s suddenly hitting me that I’ve been so lost with what’s happening in my life that I failed to notice anyone else around me.That’s the thing with depression. You fail to see the sufferings of others because you are too focused on yourself. I’ve let life pass me
I look at Ava’s house, and it’s just as I remember it. Nothing has changed, and it’s still the same. I know this is a different house, but looking at it takes me back to years ago, when things changed after dad died.I remember coming to her house to spew nonsense because I felt like I was losing Ro
It’s sparkling clean inside. She told me that she usually has someone come and clean it at least once a week, so I didn’t have to worry about having to clean it. It was also fully furnished, given Ava hadn’t taken anything out of it except for Noah’s bed and Iris’ cot.Despite it not having been use
Harper.“I honestly don’t know why you wanted us to come here,” I grumble as I rub my hands together to generate some warmth.“Is it wrong that I want to take a walk with my wife through the park?” Gabriel asks, amusement coloring his features. My grumpiness doesn’t do anything to diminish the shine
Chapter 81.Gabriel freezes, rooted where he’s standing. His hand tightens, holding mine in an almost painful grip. I look up at him only to find his eyes wide, shock coloring his features.I look over his shoulders to find a red-headed woman, looking at him with unshed tears in her eyes. She seems