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."

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

when he looked at me and when

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

he avoided my gaze and continued

wanted to try again, Luke. I wanted to love you again, I mean, I wanted to be with you

paused to swallow the lump in my throat while

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

forgiven you if that's one of the

brown envelope. He watched me take the papers out of the envelope and looked at me

and I promise this will be the last,"

can't, Samantha." He shook his head. He didn't even read the papers. "I can't let

a deep breath, I wiped my tears and stood

He was quick to grab my hand and

unites us and that 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

with that, he slowly let go

Luke." I patted him on the

running towards the shore with tears flowing freely down my cheeks. I don't care if those tears blurring my vision or

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

the water. There were some couples that seemed to enjoy

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

last, I just let him hug me and a few

my cheeks again when I noticed that

"I-I love you, Sam."

from saying the words 'I love you too.' Those words that I dreamed of hearing and saying to

forehead against mine when he pulled back

never be enough compared to those years you waited

divorce. I took the little purse in my bag and took out our wedding ring, my

He asked me confused as I placed the gold