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."

he let his tears flow down his cheeks.

and when I shook my head again, he closed

free yourself from being a father

he avoided my gaze and continued to

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 family, you, me

to swallow the lump in my

me even in my sleep. Believe me, I

you if that's one of the things you were thinking

bag and took the brown envelope. He watched me take the papers out of the envelope and

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

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

a deep breath, I wiped

hand and I looked at him. "Don't

our last meeting. Our paths will cross again and again in the future because somehow there's a thing that 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,

that, he slowly let go of my

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

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

with me as I found it difficult to say goodbye to him. He has changed and I can see that, but it's also hard to forget those nightmares of the past that keeps

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

where his voice was coming from and my mouth dropped open when I saw him running

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

started to run my cheeks again when

"I-I love you, Sam."

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

his forehead against mine when he pulled back and I

waiting for you, but I realized it could never be enough compared to those years you waited for me to appreciate you and love you back."

filing for divorce. I took the little purse in my bag and took out our

He asked me confused as I placed the gold ring