No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 15



Haley's face turned visibly sour, her usually pale complexion then ghostly white.

Her hands trembled as she clutched her smoothie. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

She looked so frail and pitiful, almost as if I had been the one to say something out of line, hurting her feelings.

But I didn't stop since I had started, "Maybe you didn't mean to, but it did affect us. It's okay if it was unintentional. Just be more mindful in the future. No need to apologize."

"If Aiden were here, I wouldn't have to bother Rad," Haley said as tears began to fall again.

They say women are as gentle as water, and Haley was the perfect example.

She had carefully chosen her words, leaving me with little to say.

"Felicia," Haley looked at me, her eyes shimmering. "I went to Rad because it was Aiden's dying wish. Rad agreed."

She kept fidgeting with her glass. "If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have sought Rad out."

justifying her actions and jabbing

'We're all adults here. Who doesn't

paused.

the damsel, but I could play the

just upset Rad is taking care

was a far cry from her usual

her true colors. "Dropping the act,

say more, Haley burst into tears. "Felicia, I'm sorry if I've wronged you. You can yell at me

you'

but

out of

I mention her

on her belly,

stop her, anger evident as

that moment, I realized why Haley suddenly mentioned her child. Using a trope so outdated soap

to question me without asking

for

side of

word over

after ten years together.