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?"

was saying, starting today I will be by your side in every step of

said the last line, but thanks to my daughter as she was

what are

me

before and now I regret not doing it when I still had time. But I think time will run out if I state them one by one, so I

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

was 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

trying to blow the frustrations out of my body and promised

came, he was the one who helped my daughter eat while I just sat across their seats, ate in silence and smiled every time Cali glanced at

would happen, I would have asked Jack to come with us. I don't know what's going on in Luke's mind. I have no idea what he was up to and what

have a picture with her dad. We also had a photo as a 'family' as requested by Cali, a photo with

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 to

Cali's alibis or what she was trying to explain and urged her to sit between

his stares when we were inside, but I pretended to ignore him and kept looking on the screen

and bought his daughter a lot of dress, shoes, and all the things she asked for her father. I wanted to

for my daughter.' I kept repeating in my head as helped Cali choose

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

go to the ladies section after this, we will buy clothes for you, shoes,

and I don't want

I insist, besides, it's the

I didn't give him the

the attention and effort you're doing for Cali, for showing your support and fulfilling your responsibility as her father, but just a little reminder,

"Sam---"

just buy something for your partner? I'm sure she would appreciate it. But I'm sorry, I don't know what kind of dress she's wearing, so I can't help

stood up and followed Cali into the dressing room just to avoid

"Are you okay, mommy?"