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52- Good night's sleep
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The Love That Passed 54- Love Deeper
Third Person's POV "Is it?" Colleen asked again. After Jared left the room, she looked at Dr. Gerard and asked him about her concern. She was shy about it, but she really wanted to know because she wanted to at least please her husband. "Well, I didn't expect that you would be asking me that. I mean, you're married, so it is fine if you are worried about that matter. But, I think Jared will never force you to do that," Dr. Gerard said. "Exactly. That's why I'm asking you so that I can offer it to him. I mean, I wanted to, you know, make him feel that he had a wife," she replied shyly. "Colleen, Jared knows about your condition, and I'm sure that if you are about to be intimate with him, he will worry about you." "That's why I want to know if it would be fine if we did it again. I mean, he was gentle when we first, you know, uhm," she said with her head down, as she couldn't look at Dr. Gerard. "Alright, you can, but with caution," Dr. Gerard replied. He was really shocked to hear
The Love That Passed 55- Worried
Colleen's POV Jared is still sleeping, and I feel happy about doing something for him. It saddens me to think I won't be able to stay with him for a long time, but I can't just choose my life over my child. Last night was fantastic, although I know that what we did was nothing compared to what other couples do. I can only do it once, even though I still feel how much I want him. I can't take care of him as a dutiful wife anymore. Everything that I promised myself to do for him is now a promise that has been broken. I couldn't give him a wife who was there for all his needs. Instead, I was a burden that he was already carrying. I heaved a deep sigh after that realization. "That's too deep," Jared said, opening his eyes. I was startled, and I didn't know how long he had been awake. "What is it?" he asked, and I didn't know how I would answer him. He faced me and capped my face with his hand as he caressed my cheek with his thumb. "Last night was great. If you are thinking that you're
The Love That Passed 56-Good distraction
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The Love That Passed 57- I love everything about her
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The Love That Passed 58- He's crying!
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The Love That Passed 59- Pure Love
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The Love That Passed 60- Forever painful
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The Love That Passed 79- End
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The Love That Passed 78- Look like mommy
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The Love That Passed 77- See and feel
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The Love That Passed 76- Please give us time
Third Person's POV "Colleeeeeenn..." Jared shouted, which made Ingrid and Claire rush to him, crying. "Jared... huhuhu...." Claire said, "You're finally awake," she added. He looked at them and said, "Colleen? Where's my wife?" he asked in a hurry and started to roam his eyes around and landed on the bed next to him. His eyes watered when he saw Colleen with a tube in her mouth. He tried to get up but Ingrid and Claire tried to stop him but he didn't. Instead, he went to Colleen's bed and looked at her, "What happened? Why is she like this?" he asked and his tears started to run down his face. "My wife," he called her in a hoarse voice. "My wife, I am here, come on, wake up now," he added. Ingrid couldn't help it anymore so she decided to call her doctor instead. She didn't want to see Jared in that state and she knew that he would be broke when he found out about his wife's condition. He tried to wake up Colleen repeatedly but she didn't make a move. Lucy and Betty came in and w
The Love That Passed 75- Don't blame yourself
Jared's POV I'm so thankful that Colleen has been admitted to the hospital. In that way, I can act more relaxed so that I don't have to think that she might suspect the reason why I leave every day. I know these past few days she's been thinking about something and I don't want her to do that. I often find her deep in thought, which is why I can't help but worry about her. I need to leave the house every day regularly to let Derrick know that I am often away from home and go to the office so that his attention will be diverted to me in case he thinks of retaliating against me through Colleen. I don't want her to be hurt anymore because our time together was limited and I might not be able to stop myself from killing Derrick if he ever decided to hurt my wife and daughter. Stacey informed me about Derrick's plan. So even though I was angry at her, I set that aside because of the information she was giving me. But it doesn't mean that I have already forgiven her for what she did to my
The Love That Passed 74- Before "D" day
Colleens POV I had to stay in the hospital since my scheduled CS is a week from now. The first time Jared told me about it, I was relieved. I knew my body well and I was already having difficulties. As much as possible, I didn't want to stay in the hospital. But, I am not going to risk my baby's health with my fear. Sometimes Jared left the house telling me that he would just check in the office or just buy something. Although I believe him, there's still doubt in me that he was doing something he didn't want to let me know. And that worries me. What if he was doing something dangerous? I don't think I will be able to take it if something happens to him. He and our baby are my source of strength now and knowing he was hurt will hurt me the most. Like now, he said Ingrid had asked him to check on the financial report from last month, so he left early that morning. It was almost noon and he had not called me yet. I wanted to do it but thinking he was busy, I was afraid that I might d
The Love That Passed 73- Be happy together
Jared's POV Colleen is getting weaker as the days go by, her pregnancy is taking a toll on her body and I am sure that she is having difficulty carrying our baby. Sometimes I wanted to yell or shout at her for being so stubborn and chose to have our baby in her condition. I love our baby so much. Even if she was not yet in this world, she already had a space in my heart. But she's hurting Colleen without her knowing and I can't do anything about it. Sometimes I regret the fact that I made love to her. If that never happened, she should have undergone her surgery already and would probably be recuperating by now. There's no point regretting it now, yes. But I couldn't help it when I saw her looking like how she was. I love her so much that I always think about how I am going to survive life without her. I started to feel scared, thinking she might not make it through her operation. It's normal for me to feel this way, right? But all I can do is keep it to myself so she won't worry
The Love That Passed 72- Love again
Colleen's POV I didn't notice that I had overslept and I looked for Jared the moment I woke up. I asked Mom where he was and he told me that he was still in his study room, so I went up. I didn't come up here because the stairs were high, but because I wanted to see my husband, I would do it. I knocked before I got in and found him in deep thought. I can tell because of the way he sighed, does he have a problem? I made him notice me and he looked at me. He smiled and, oh, he was so handsome. I don't think I am worthy of him if I am going to look at myself. I am so thin and pregnant, I'm sure you can't imagine how I look too. I asked him whether we had a problem while I got closer to him. He said it was just about his sister agreeing to manage the company even after I gave birth. He made sure that it was nothing after I asked her again and he had me sit on his lap. I love to be sitting on him, but the way I weigh now, makes me feel conscious. He hugged me and, of course, I did the sa
The Love That Passed 71- Greedy
Jared's POV After I talked to Mom, I went home and found Colleen still sleeping. I was thankful because she wouldn't be asking me about the reason for my visit to Mom and I didn't have to lie to her. As much as possible, I want to say everything to her and I feel guilty when I am hiding something from her just like now. It was for her own good. Still, I am not comfortable. That's why I let everyone at home know so they could help me protect her. I went back to my study room and started to polish my plan. I knew that this was going to be very dangerous but it was the only thing I knew to trap Derrick. I didn't want anything to happen to anyone in my family, especially Colleen. And Derrick threatening me is making me feel paranoid all the time. I was already like that because of Colleen's condition. Her illness is like a ticking time bomb that could take her any time. Every day, I pray to God to give us more time to be together. Not for me but for the goodness of Colleen's heart, she
