One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 124: The last kiss

~~~How I wish that I could tell you it's all in the past, but I was never good at lying. If I held you in my arms you know I'll never let you go, but this ain't the time and place to get emotional. I don't want to hear that song again from the night we first met. I don't want to hear you whispering things I'd rather forget. I don't want to look into your eyes 'cause you know what happens next, we'll be making love and then, I'd fall all over again~~~

-Dan Hill-

"I'm sorry, Sam, I wish I could bring back the past and changed what I did, but I couldn't."

And suddenly a bitter laugh escaped my lips as I remembered it was the same phrase I muttered to myself the time I found out I was pregnant.

"Do you know what's funny about what you said? I already mentioned that line a few years ago when I found out I was pregnant and you were pushing me away because you said the baby inside me was only created by mistake and that time, I wished to turn the hands of time and change the mistake I made, but the same as yours, I couldn't." I said shaking my head.

And we were enveloped in a sudden silence, but it was he who opened his mouth first.

"Sam, can't you give another chance--- even one last chance?"

He tried to take my hand again that was resting on the table, but I was quick to pull it away. Shock and pain immediately registered in his eyes, but I ignored it and avoided his gaze by wiping away my tears.

"Do we really have no chance?"

"Luke,"

"I will be a better man, a better husband---"

"You already said that."

"I will be a better father to Cali---"

"I have no questions about you being a good father to our daughter, Luke because I know you have been. You became a good father to Cali, but that's not the problem and I know it will never be a problem even in the future, it's you being a husband." "That's why I'm asking for a second chance, a last chance. Please, love me again, Sam?" He pleaded, his eyes full of unshed tears.

"I can't. "I shook my head, biting my bottom lip to stop it from quivering. "I can't, Luke."

was the time he let his tears flow down his cheeks. He lowered his head

at me and when I shook my head again, he closed his

begging you to free yourself from being a father to Cali, but I'm begging

he said nothing, instead, he avoided my gaze and

know what, seeing you like that makes me want to try. I really wanted to try again, Luke. I wanted to love you again, I mean, I wanted to be with you again and be a whole

lump in my throat while he waited for my next

headache that invades me even in my sleep. Believe me, I really wanted to love you again, I wanted to hug you, but what you did in the past holds me back from

forgiven you if that's one of the things you

me take the papers out

thing I can ask you after so many years and I promise this will be the last," I said placing the divorce papers in

head. He didn't even read

a deep breath, I wiped my tears

my hand and I looked at him. "Don't do

other when she needs us or every time she will need our presence. And

slowly

you can give this to me, Luke." I patted him on the shoulder before heading towards the exit

care if those tears blurring my vision or if other people

I can see that, but it's also hard to forget those nightmares of the past that keeps taunting me every time I saw him or

longer and watched the people enjoying the water. There were some couples that seemed to enjoy each other's company than the beach water. And I shook my head a bitter chuckle escaped

like what happened earlier, I was enjoying the view when I heard Luke's voice calling my name. My head snapped from where his voice was coming from and my mouth dropped open when I saw him running in my direction.

was shocked by his actions and thought it would be the last, I just let him hug me and a few seconds later, I also found myself

run my cheeks again when

"I-I love you, Sam."

'I love you

against mine when he pulled back and

four years of waiting for you, but I realized it could never be enough compared to those years you waited for

before filing for divorce. I took the little purse

this?" He asked me confused as I placed