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."

him in tears and that was the time he let his tears flow down his cheeks. He lowered his head as he wiped his

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

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

avoided my gaze and continued to wipe away

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

in my throat while he waited

a painful headache that invades me even in my sleep. Believe me,

already forgiven you if that's one of the things

He watched me take the

years and I promise this will be the last," I

shook his head. He didn't even read

wiped my

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

is Cali. We are both her parents and we can't avoid Seeing each other when she needs us or every time she will need our presence. And who knows that at that point, when I find myself again and have already found the peace I was looking for, I will be ready to accept

he slowly

Luke." I patted him on the shoulder before heading towards the

don't care if those tears blurring my vision or if other

goodbye to him. He has changed and I can see that, but it's also

right away even though the sunlight was becoming painful to my skin, I chose to stay a little 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

where his voice was coming from and

thought it would be the last, I just let him hug me and a few seconds later, I

started to run my cheeks again when I noticed that he was

"I-I love you, Sam."

bit my bottom lip so hard to refrained myself from saying the words 'I love you

forehead against mine when he pulled back

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

should have returned to him before filing for divorce. I took the little purse in my bag and took out our wedding ring,

confused as I placed the gold ring