One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 68: I am no longer your wife!

~~~All the pain and the truth I wear like a battle wound, so ashamed, so confused. I was broken and bruised. Now I'm a warrior, now I've got thicker skin. I'm a warrior, I'm stronger than I've ever been and my armour is made of steel, you can't get in. I'm a warrior and you can never hurt me again.~~~

-Demi Lovato-

-'Ohh...'-

I gulped. I didn't know her words would have a huge impact and a sting in my heart. It was a slap in the face for the two of us to hear those words from our daughter and I couldn't help but blame myself again.

"I'm sorry, baby, I didn't know---" Luke interrupted me putting his hand on mine which at that moment was holding my daughter's hands over the table

"No, Sam, it's me who should apologize. I'm sorry..." He was stopped for a second when I pulled my hand out of his grip. "...for what I did. I'm sorry, my princess for not having been with you all these years, but I want you to know that starting today, daddy will do everything to make you happy and give you the family you dreamed of."

"Luke!" I called him as I didn't like the last line he said. It seemed to me that he was promising her to have a complete family which we both know would never happen.

But he just ignored me.

"I promise to go out with you and your mommy and we will do the things that we haven't done as a family. We will watch movies together, eat together at your favourite restaurant---ouch!"

That was the next word he accidentally added to his sentence as I kicked his leg under the table. He glanced at me but I glared at him.

"Hmm? Why, what happened daddy?" Cali asked him worriedly.

"Oh, uhm... I-I just accidentally bit my tongue, baby."

-'Jeez!'- I just bit my bottom lip to control the smile that wanted to curl up my lips when I heard what he said.

"Does it hurt?"

saying, starting today I will be by your side in every step of your way. I will now do the

to my daughter as she was the one who asked the silent question in my

what are

me instead to his

wanted to change and start doing them right. Things that I should have done before and now I regret not doing it when I still had time. But I think time will run out if

sat up straight. The anger has started boiling inside me again, but I can't do anything at the

I already expecting. Her reaction when she heard her dad's promise was priceless. Happiness and excitement clearly manifested through her eyes. "Yehey!" She even clapped

trying to blow the frustrations out of my body and promised to talk to him

the one who helped my daughter eat while I just

to and what he was thinking about doing such things. If he's thinking of using my daughter just to get

on our way to the cinema when Cali saw a photo booth, so we stopped and I was forced to have a picture with her dad. We also had a photo as a 'family' as

to sit next to Luke, no matter how Cali forced me. Even though I have no idea what the things they talked about before that day, I wasn't that naive not

alibis or what she was trying to explain and urged her to sit between me and his dad. I don't want Luke

felt his stares when we were inside, but I pretended to ignore him and kept

daughter a lot of dress, shoes, and all the things she asked for her father. I wanted to stop him from doing it, but when I saw my daughter enjoying the attention he's giving her,

my head

obligation and responsibility to buy her those things which he hadn't done in years. Yes, it may be too much but we can donate them to charities when Cali

we will buy clothes for you, shoes, bags and everything

to and I don't want to," I said

besides, it's the

him the chance

the attention and effort you're doing for Cali, for showing your support and fulfilling your responsibility as her father,

"Sam---"

just buy something for your partner? I'm sure she would appreciate it. But I'm sorry, I don't know what

followed Cali into the dressing

"Are you okay, mommy?"