My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Laura could only feel a wave of warmth and pride washing over her, but she knew she couldn't rely solely on beautiful words. She had done that once before-and it hadn't ended well. So she preferred to take things slowly, step by step.

"As for us," Adrian continued, his voice calm and sincere, "I know that back then, I said and did a lot of things—and no words can erase the damage I caused.

"That's why I'm not going to fill your head with empty apologies, like 'Forgive me, I didn't know what I was doing,' because the truth is, I did. I'm not an idiot.

"I knew exactly what I was doing-and that it would hurt you.

"So I'm not asking you to give us another chance.

"One day, I know you'll find someone who knows how to value what I didn't. You're an incredible woman.

"Look at you now-you're a mom, and you still have that same innocence in your eyes that I fell for when we first met.

"I can see you're working hard to become an independent woman—and that's amazing.

"I know our daughter will grow up proud of the woman you are. I have no doubt about that," Adrian said honestly, his voice full of emotion.

Laura listened, and though his words touched her heart, something bothered her: that part about "finding someone else."

Because deep down, she didn't picture herself with anyone else.

She wanted her own love story. She wanted to be like her sister Serenity-she wanted to build a life with her daughter's father, working side by side to raise her.

But she didn't know how to say it.

while we were together... well, at least when we were alone, you showed me this

wasn't easy. We were both young

myself at almost eighteen, I realize how much

you what I wanted, because I didn't think

something simple-a date for ice cream,

good together, intimately-good enough

going to

want those

what matters most to me is that my daughter grows

for someone else

believe that if

effort-if we can

behind we could see

work between us now and

express her feelings

frozen, stunned by

that Laura would

as Adele's

own life again. content belongs

as

chance to be in your life too?" Adrian asked,

"I'm just asking that we take it slow. Step by step. And if, along the way, something grows between us, we'll give it a