Lost Me Gained Regret

Christine had been on the hunt all day.

Finally, she found a place that ticked all her boxes.

If only it wouldn't rain, then it would be absolutely perfect.

"Oh, my back..."

Exhausted, she collapsed onto the couch as soon as she got home, too tired to move or think about doing anything.

But after a while, she forced herself up to remove her makeup.

While she was putting on a face mask, her phone on the coffee table wouldn't stop buzzing.

Picking it up, she saw the caller ID and let out a scoff.

Nope, not answering that.

And straight to the block list it went.

Meanwhile, Dailey was left hanging.

He had waited all day, and Christine hadn't sent even a single message his way.

Did she really not care about him anymore?

Was she really ready to reduce him to less than a stranger in her life?

Rubbing his aching forehead, he sent her a message.

"Tomorrow, 4 PM, at the Hillside Café. We need to talk."

got

meant no notifications, no

didn't check to see if she'd received it.

...

picked up in the evening, sneaking through the slightly ajar balcony door and causing the

entwined figures on

pushed against Gregory, "We agreed, just

His deep brown eyes were

on my dress early in

I wouldn't

waking up early would be a

thinking of your health. Studies show, at a certain age,

voice

to make you

was a trap, I could

getting on, I can't overdo

resonated from deep within, "And shouldn't you, as my girlfriend, help

...

That conversation went nowhere.

opened my mouth to respond but couldn't

leaned in closer, his voice persuasive and

Now, can't

I found myself

finally closed my eyes in the early morning, I was

I was too drained

the next day, as expected, I

had prepared milk for the baby in advance; otherwise, he'd