One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 85: Let's be us again

~~~Look at me I'm way past pride. Isn't there something that we can try to be us again? Even if it takes a while, I'll wait right here until I see that smile that says we're us again. Baby, what would I do? I can't imagine life without you. Let's be us again...~~~ -Lonestar-

"Yes, my princess, it is." Luke was the one who answered the question and I just brushed my hair in frustration.

"Yehey! Thank you, daddy, for coming here and mommy for letting daddy come with us." She got up from her father's lap and came to me to hug me and kiss me on both cheeks.

"Don't mention it, baby." I winked at her, trying to smile so that she wouldn't notice the real reaction I was hiding inside. "I just love you more than all the things in the world."

"I love you too, mommy."

And she repeated the same action to her father.

After eating our lunch in the park, I started packing the things and putting them in our bag.

"It's coffee time!"

I heard Cali scream as she picked up the empty box of pizza and some mess on the blanket, but I continued with what I was doing.

I just stopped for a moment when Luke suddenly knelt in front of me and helped me clean the blanket.

"You can come with me in the car, Sam. I'll also drive you guys home if you want. I'll just call my driver to take your car to your parents' house.

He was about to stand up and get his phone, but I stopped him.

"Thanks for the offer, but no! I mean, I brought my car and you can just follow us to the coffee shop if you want." "But Sam---"

I turned my attention back to the blanket.

"Or if you want I'll call my driver to take my car home and I'll drive your car to the coffee shop, how's that?" "Luke---"

"We will be riding in one car, daddy?"

asked out of the blue. And before I could even open my mouth again, she instantly came in front

we ride in one car? Let's daddy drive your car to the coffee shop." She looked at me straight and although I really wanted to say no and repeat what I told to his father, but I chose not to. I couldn't do it, especially when

glanced at Luke before nodding to Cali's

mommy." I just nodded

our stuff, but my mind couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened on our date. How did our mother-daughter date become a family date? And how did it happened that I agreed

shook my head and sighed secretly at the

open the

at the moment, well, it's his. We were about to get into my car when Cali saw her father's new car and of course, she won against me...for the third time this day. She said she

pouted. "I

a look at Luke's

turn on the radio for you," Luke said, laughing while glancing at his daughter in the rearview

my mind." I glanced at the little girl again. "Do you

have them. Why do

can we just play your CDs instead of

play every CD in the world for

eyes when Cali giggled in the back

wasn't looking when Luke put the disc in the player, I had

do tonight 'cause I'd do everything to make

my breath upon hearing the intro, but then I was surprised at the same time when

I lost my head. I don't know why I said the things I

know the song?" I asked her in confusion but it

and she said she liked it, so every time I took

of your cars?" I repeated, raising my eyebrow. I wasn't surprised when he said those lines, what I was surprised about was that... "You mean all your cars have this kind of song, I mean, they have the same CDs and songs?" "Yes."

"Huh?"

bought the same CDs, tapes or whatever you call it in all of my

said nodding. Well, he has a

would simply pass without awkward moments between us, well, I was wrong. Because when the song came to the chorus, Cali sang it loudly that made me shut my mouth and turned my eyes outside the window. "...Look at me, I'm way past pride. Isn't there some way that we can try

peeked in his direction and noticed that his knuckles almost turned white from the way he held the steering

the end. Baby, please, I'm reaching out for you. Won't you open your heart and let

eyes for