One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 42: Are you cheating on me?

~~Say you'll keep me in your heart, promise me will never part. I can only love you so much more 'cause you are all I'm living for. And the only thing I'd do is to give my love to you. And forever you'll be in my heart the way I've always loved you from the start...~~~ -Rachelle Ann Go-

Days... weeks... and a month have passed and the fear I felt for a certain thing to happen slowly creating its way to reality.

We never went back to what we were three months ago. The joy and happiness we had, the intimate moments we shared seemed to be fading away and I don't know if they will simply turn into memory or just be part of the happy memories we have had. He's changed.

He has changed in just one night. A night where until now he has never shared to me what happened. There were times when he wasn't changing the topic, he got mad easily to avoid the topic, so sometimes, we ended up in a fight every time I asked him about it.

He always gives me a lame excuse for not being with me every time I ask him for some intimate bonding, or when I invite him to watch a movie, to go to the mall with Cali or with our family.

I was hurt and I admit, it hurts me a lot every time he ignores me. He has stopped being a husband, he has also stopped being a friend and I don't know if one day he will also stop being a father.

I wasn't born yesterday not to notice his cold treatment and I wasn't born in just a second to not feel that he now have someone else... but the problem is that... I'm stupid. I love to swallow the pain by continued denying the truth in myself.

Everybody knows we're okay. In everyone's eyes, we're a perfect couple who are really in love with each other. A perfect family with a wealthy businessman father and a loving and caring mother for an adorable daughter. But what they didn't know... our little family that seemed to be perfect in their eyes now becomes a lie.

***

"Can we talk?" I asked Luke one morning when I found him in the kitchen. He's eating breakfast and I know he's in a hurry to go to work... or maybe, he's in a hurry to avoid me.

"I don't have time, Samantha." He answered shortly that brought a sarcastic smile to my lips.

"That's what you've always told me every time I ask you the same question."

He stopped from bringing the glass of orange juice in his mouth and looked at me... well, not after putting the glass down with a thud.

"Are you ignoring me?"

Tsk. Tsk. I don't know why I'm still asking this question when I know it already has an obvious answer.

"What are you talking about?"

"Fine! Let me change the question, are you avoiding me, Luke?"

"You haven't actually changed the question! It's just the same!"

answer me." I urged

you!" He stood up, taking his jacket from the back of the chair. "Really? So can you explain why you're sleeping in your room again and

to get to the office! Let's just

we will discuss what's

walking until he reached his

busy with your family's business or you're

hell are you

just busy doing private business in a private

that idea? I don't know what

was tied to my name! I'm telling you, Luke Marcuz

And don't accuse me of doing something I don't do, unless you have proven

to the driver seat while I immediately wiped the tears that

So far I have no proof here

his head before getting into the

watched his car going to the huge black automatic gate

the tears that flowed freely when he left. I love him, I really do and sometimes I don't understand why I keep acting strongly

***

our short conversations... which

got the chance to talk to him, but like what

do you

just talk some

he ended raising his voice. We stopped only when suddenly Cali came out

and shared glances before I

your daddy and I are not fighting." I smiled, shaking my head and then turned to her father.

and nodded, but I mentally scoffed as I saw

then an idea came to

just asking for a kiss from your dad," I

kiss," Luke repeated

"Yup." I nodded.

about to say something but he was interrupted by his

wife, isn't

"Y-Yeah---"

her a kiss? I want you to kiss