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."

that was the time he let his tears flow down his cheeks. He lowered his head as he wiped his face with

me and when I shook my head again, he closed

I'm not begging you to free yourself from being a

said nothing, instead, he avoided my

try. I really wanted to try again, Luke. I wanted to love you again, I mean, I wanted

lump in my throat while he waited for my

rushing back to my head and it gives me a painful 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 doing

one of the things you

my bag and took the brown envelope. He watched me

only thing I can ask you after so many years and I promise this will be the last,"

He didn't even read the papers. "I can't

breath, I wiped my

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

can't avoid Seeing each other when she needs us or every time she will need our presence. And

slowly let

me, Luke." I patted him on the shoulder before heading towards the exit door of

freely down my cheeks. I don't care if those tears blurring my

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

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

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

his actions and thought it would be the last, I just let

run my cheeks again when I

"I-I love you, Sam."

so hard to refrained myself from saying the words 'I love you too.' Those words that I dreamed of hearing and saying to him a few years

forehead against mine when he pulled back and I closed

never be enough compared to those years you waited for me to appreciate you and love you back." He said

should have returned to him before filing for divorce. I took the

I placed