All Chapters of THIS TIME: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

" You're so lucky." Penny says, as we come out of our workplace. She has a reason to say this, and he is standing across the street, looking dashing in casual attire, as he waits for me by his car. Reece Cullen is back, he's not here on business, but he's here for me. My heart jumps, when he stands up straight, having noticed me. " Bye guys." That's all I manage to say, before walking away. As if he wants to make it clear, that he is with me, he crosses the street and tucks me under his arm. We cross the road together and he leads me, to the passenger seat, before going over to his side. " You couldn't even wait for me to cross the street?" I say with a raised brow, once he joins me. " Nope. Come here." He gently pulls my face closer and kisses me. I sigh against him, feeling good about having his lips against mine. " Hi." He whispers against my lips. " Hi." I respond, leaning back.  " You l

" How is it possible, that you get cuter each time I see you again, my little Ava." I say, touching her curly hair." Coot?" I chuckle, when she tries to say it, looking up at me with her innocent and beautiful grey eyes." Yes,yes, Ava. Cute." I say, softly tickling her sides and earning giggles from her.She tries to move away but I hold her hostage, to my tickle assaults. Hearing her laugh, makes the space around us to feel light.By the time I finally let go of her, she hides her face in my chest, trying to catch her breath. I can't help but smile, when she peeks a glance up at me and I wiggle my brows at her.Balancing my arm on my crossed legs, I rest my face against my hand, just watching her, no, I'm simply admiring how such a little girl could be so full of life and light, she just makes me feel good and okay.Though parts of my day were tensed but being here, wit

" Thank you for meeting with me." I say to Daniella, who has spared me a few minutes of her time, during her break.She nods. " I was surprised, to hear that you wanted to meet with me."" I was thinking that maybe, as time passes, we would be comfortable around each other. I mean, my dad will be marrying your mom soon."" I have no problem with you." She says so fast, that I get taken aback and I have to take a second, before I answer." I never thought of you as someone who had a problem with me. " I say with a small frown." N-no, don't get me wrong. What I meant to say -------"" Was that getting used to the changes in our lives, might be different, for each one of us." I finish for her." Yes, right. Um, I don't have much time left......" She trails off, reminding me to get to the point.And that's what I do." My dad

" I'm sorry." I hear these words being said, as I come into consciousness. By the bright lights and the beeping sound, it's as clear as day that I am somewhere, I wish I didn't have to be. The hospital. I turn my head to where I heard the voice, and that's when I see him. " Thank goodness my mom is not here, to see me like this." I mumble. She would have freaked out and started babying me. His first reaction is to move his eyes all over my face, before he leans forward and literally hides his face in the bed. " Reece." I call him, but he doesn't move. I call him again, but he neither moves. My heart starts to race, when I ask this question, as something comes to mind. " Are they gone?" It's then, he picks his head up to look at me. There's tears in his eyes and I can tell that he is trying, by al

" Do you ever think about the future?" He asks me." Sometimes, why?" I say.He doesn't answer for a few seconds as we are walking, until at some point, he does." I haven't been able to think of me alone in the future. It's not possible anymore." He glances to me and days, " I see you in it."My heart skips a beat, when I hear this coming from him." I think about you a lot."" Does this mean, there's a possibility of seeing me in your future?"I smile at him.Pulling his arm around my shoulders, I wrap my own arm around his middle and we continue on.When we finally reach my apartment complex, we turn to each other." Well, this is me." I say.He reaches out his hand, to gently push back my hair behind my ear." I want to take you away, for a while."" Y