One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 40: What is going to happen next?

-Suddenly it's so clear just what I am to you. Am I friend? Am I lover? Do we still need each other? When you touch me, when you touch me, baby I can tell. What do we mean to each other am I friend, am I lover, is it over now? If this is then why bother? Tell me where

do we take it from here. Do you love me still or do you just mean we'll?~~~

-Sérgio Mendes-

I set my alarm clock at exactly 6:00 last night, even though my body knows its getting up routine every morning.

I want to prepare breakfast for Luke. I want to cook something that will ease his hangover because I'm sure the alcohol he drank last night is now slagging through his veins.

Of course, I will also cook his favourite dish to bring into his office for lunch. He didn't have dinner last night and I'm sure he's hungry by now.

But...

I've already prepared the omelette with veggies, whole-wheat toast with almond butter topped with sliced banana and I was about to prepare coffee when Elaine and Rory entered the kitchen with both confusions written on their faces. "Sam, why did you get up so early?" Rory was the first one to ask me.

"Yeah, today is Saturday and little Cali have no school this morning," Elaine said nodding.

"I know, today is Saturday, but this is not for my baby." I shrugged, smiling at them.

But the two exchanged a look and asked me again.

"Okay, we got it, you want to make your breakfast, but why is it so early?" It's Rory who's now taking the apron from the drawer.

"Well... this is for my husband. He was drunk last night, so I decided to prepare breakfast for him that will help him with his hangover."

And that made them stop and exchanged glances again, but because I wasn't looking at them but at the coffee maker, I missed their last reaction. I only turned around when I noticed that they stopped their movement.

"Why? What's going with you guys?" I asked, my eyes were moving from Elaine to Rory and then back to Elaine.

"Uhm... Sam, your husband has already left early this morning." Rory replied.

and then checked the time from the wall clock. It's only 6:30 in the morning

you went down the stairs."

creased as my

what time

to 15 minutes before you went down

thought you knew it." My eyes turned to Rory and I shake

said, couldn't help blowing a sigh. I walked to the nearest chair and placed the cup of coffee in front of me on the table. "I didn't know he left that early. We didn't get a chance to talk last night because he was drunk and he said he

chairs

bruised lips this morning. I was about to ask him about it but he got a

you have any idea who the caller was?" I asked Elaine who's sitting on my left

have a single clue, but I noticed the sudden change

she said suddenly brought weird feelings inside me and

can't explain it exactly, but

a question? He seemed happy? You seemed not sure of what you've seen." Rory was the one who complained for me. Because honestly,

I told you, I'm not sure--- I mean, I don't know how to describe his emotion earlier. He was frowning then suddenly he smiled and when he noticed that I was watching him, he masked his expression

I got it, Elaine," I answered, interrupting Rory

all turned into silence, but eventually, it was I who broke

eat the food on the table guys. You can give the driver or even the security guards if you want, I'm going upstairs." I sighed and

how about you? Aren't you going

Rory, just take all of it. I'm not hungry." I answered

this morning so early that he didn't even wait for me

is going to

head... also shaking the negative thoughts that

I know that when I left the kitchen, I also left the two who got confused about what's going on between me

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saw earlier about Luke?" Rory immediately turned to Elaine the moment Sam disappeared from

his expression when he received

you shouldn't have told her

her right to know what's

but can't you