Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon lowered his head with a bashful look. He confessed, "I'm the one who's worried that you might not want to attend."

Choking on emotions, Cyrus went up and offered him a hearty hug.

When Landon entered the car, he saw Lauren leaning her head against the car window and wrapped in the blanket while getting some shut-eye. In her feeble condition, she had pushed her limits by embarking on this outing even with the help of a wheelchair.

"The window is chilly. Come rest your head here." He opened his arms and pulled her into an embrace. Then, he rubbed his chin on top of her head.

The car cruised toward the hospital.

Leaning against Landon's chest, Lauren suddenly cast a puzzled look at him upon feeling something solid in his suit.

"Does it bother you?" After some hesitation, he retrieved Angelina's diary from within his jacket.

from crying, widened in surprise. She recognized the notebook as Angelina's diary. One night, she couldn't fall asleep as Landon was on a business trip, and she wandered to Angelina's room, only to accidentally

held his breath and handed her the notebook solemnly. "I do not want to hide her

some wiggling underneath her blanket, she reached for her phone and typed in the notes app. "I know. Angie

Feeling his throat clamming up, he demanded. "Lauren, how did you

spending time with her every day. She took care of me. Landon,

to be concealed. He wondered if he had ever been attentive to Angelina because he had failed to pick up

wiped away a teardrop that fell on her phone screen. "Angie had been confessing her love to you all

silent companionship

She watched the

by the tree. When she rose, her cheeks were