One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 89: Nice to finally meet you

~~~Sunrise, time flies, feels like a dream. Being close, inhaling, hard to believe. Seven billion people in the world, finding you is like a miracle only this wonder remains. Softly, slowly, love unfolding, could this love be true? Could I love you anymore? Could I love you

anymore?~~~ -Reneé Dominique-

SAM's POV: 'Ding...'

A smile crept into my lips and I got up excitedly from the couch to open the front door when I heard the doorbell ring. It's 8:30 in the morning and I was waiting for David for over 30 minutes as he promised to come with me to the coffee shop near my best friend's old apartment where he currently staying.

In a few hours, that coffee shop will be owned by me and Jack as today we will be receiving the keys from the former owner. We have already completed all the necessary papers and requirements and today is the official handling of all the legal documents. But that smile faded instantly and was replaced by surprise when it wasn't him but Luke who I saw standing at the front door. He's holding a bouquet of red roses and a large box of pizza in his hands and has a wide smile on his lips.

I suddenly held my breath when his familiar scent hit my nostrils. It made my stomach churn and for a few seconds, no words formed in my head. I was just staring at him and I gulped when he speaks. "Hi..."

My eyes moved from his lips to his eyes that were staring back at me at that moment.

"Good morning."

And that's only when I was pulled back to my sanity.

"W-What are you doing here?" I asked avoiding his gaze and went back to the living room. The thought that he's my daughter's father slipped out of my head, so I asked him that question.

"I came to greet you good morning." I heard him say and I knew he followed me behind. "I bought a pizza and some flowers for you."

I turned to him, my eyes held a silent question before a light chuckle left my lips. And then I remember, our daughter.

"Cali's still sleeping, but if you want you can just ask the maid to put the pizza in the kitchen. And as for the flowers, you can take them to her room, so when she wakes up---"

"These are for you." He interrupted me and I raised an eyebrow.

"Those are for me?" I asked him, repeating what he said and he nodded. I sighed, long and deep. "Well, thanks, but you don't have to. You can ask the maid to put them on a vase and bring it to Cali's room.

I didn't miss the disappointment that was suddenly written in his eyes after hearing my words. There was a pinch that I felt in my heart seeing how I hurt him by those simple words, but my mind loudly screamed at me 'it's the right thing to do and right words to say'.

to where I was sitting earlier before he arrived while he chose to sit across my seat. Silence filled the atmosphere for a few seconds and although I was embraced by awkwardness, I chose to stay quiet and checked the time on my wristwatch again. I silently

his intense stares but I acted oblivious

be waiting

smiled at him, emphasizing the word 'boyfriend', hoping to kill the awkwardness

He repeated and I

already knew about it. "Anyway, Cali has been waiting for you these past few days, she said you

an emotion I couldn't read that swirled in his eyes. He seemed to have something to say but was trapped

was busy. I took care of some personal

suddenly I couldn't explain the feeling I felt upon hearing the words 'personal matters. It seemed to me that the meaning of those words was 'he's busy with his girlfriend', but little did I know that what he meant was

I see... you took

the chance to continue what I was going to

"David."

him. The first thing I noticed was the

flowers that were now resting

that David had given Luke. It's the first time they see each

to have known each other for

arm and that was only when he

my lips in not just a quick kiss, but a hungry one

at the same time, I remembered that we're not only the people in the living room, I slightly

and hurt registered in his eyes simultaneously when he looked at me, but

I

and

there's another person in the living room beside us." He said brushing my lower lip with his thumb, but the way he mentioned the word 'another' didn't slip my ear. I'm not sure if it was sarcasm that I heard

this is Luke, Cali's father---" I hadn't finished talking

looking

I'm Cali's father," Luke said returning David intense

the tension began

step forward, offering his hand for a handshake. "Nice to finally meet you, Luke. I've heard a lot of stories about

frowned. I have no idea what's