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!"

I urged

I'm always busy, Samantha. I'm a businessman and every minute in the office is important, that's why I'm always tired when I get home, but that doesn't mean I'm ignoring 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 why you suddenly turned back to the old Luke I knew?" I followed him when he

minutes to get to the office! Let's just talk some other time,

We will talk right now and we will discuss what's going on

he kept walking until

know if you're busy with your family's business or you're busy doing someone else's business." That made him stop

the hell

are you just busy doing private business in a private room?" I went up to him. "Are you cheating on me,

you get that idea? I don't know what you're talking about,

was tied to my name! I'm telling you, Luke Marcuz Williams, don't do anything that will break your daughter's

doing something I don't

door to the driver seat while I immediately wiped the tears that fell

you're right! So far I have no proof here and I hope I couldn't find one,

He sneered, shaking his head before getting

we ended our conversation... 'again'. I watched his car going to the huge black automatic gate until it disappeared

don't understand why I keep acting strongly and independently in

***

just one of our short conversations... which ended

study room, I got the chance to talk to him, but like what always happens, I only got two of his

"What do you

"I'm busy, let's just talk

We stopped only when suddenly Cali came out of nowhere with shocked eyes that moved from me to her

turned to her and shared glances before I decided to speak

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

worry, my princess, we're not fighting." He smiled and nodded, but I mentally scoffed as

an idea came to

just asking for a kiss from your dad," I said, not looking at my daughter, but at

repeated

"Yup." I nodded.

but he

your wife, isn't it?" She asked, walking

"Y-Yeah---"

her a kiss? I