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."

her actions and jabbing

adults here. Who doesn't have a

for your husband's sake, but there are boundaries. You're single now, and people will talk if they see you two together all the time," I paused. "It doesn't matter what people say about

play the damsel, but I could play the

taking care of me? Are

retort was a far cry from

her true colors. "Dropping the act, are

burst into tears. "Felicia, I'm sorry

you'

upset, but please

child out of

did I mention her

stood up, her hand on her belly, the picture of motherhood, and made to

quickly stepped forward to stop her, anger evident as he looked at me,

I realized why Haley suddenly mentioned her child. Using a trope so outdated soap operas wouldn't touch it. Seeing the coldness in

question me

for

of the

Haley's word

after ten years together.