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?"

today I will be by your side in every step of your

last line, but thanks to my daughter as she was the one who asked the silent question

But what are those things,

smiled... at me instead

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 I state them one by one, so I can

has started boiling inside me again, but I can't do anything at the moment but glared at him as I

surprise which was I already expecting. Her reaction when she heard her dad's promise was priceless. Happiness and excitement clearly manifested through

sighed, trying to blow the frustrations out of my body and promised to talk to him about it

helped my daughter eat while I just sat across their seats,

in Luke's mind. I have no idea what he was up to and what he was thinking about doing such things. If he's thinking of using my daughter just

with her dad. We also had a photo as a 'family' as requested by

sit next to Luke, no matter how Cali forced me. Even though I have no idea what

what she was trying to explain and urged her to sit between me

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

ended, Luke took us to the department store and bought his 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

I kept repeating in my head as helped Cali choose

it may be too much but we can donate them to charities when

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

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

besides, it's the least I could

again, I didn't give him the chance

"I told you, you don't have to do it and to make this thing clear between us, I don't want to get involved with you again. I appreciate 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

into the dressing room just

"Are you okay, mommy?"