One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 139: Reminiscing

~~~Let me tell you now all that's on my mind for a love like yours is oh so very hard to find. Looked inside myself now I'm very sure there can only be you for me, I need you more and more. You turned me inside out and you showed me what life was about only you, the only one that stole my heart away. I wanna do all I can just to show you, make you understand, only you the one that stole my heart away~~~

-Lionel Richie-

I've been staring blankly at the TV screen for almost 30 minutes since I entered my apartment and came face to face with my ex-husband. I don't know how to manage my emotions. I haven't even fully recovered from the shock I felt when I met him at the coffee shop a few days ago and here we are... going to be neighbors--- no, we're already neighbors.

"The End." Two words I've read on the TV screen.

"The end," I repeated until I realized its meaning. "The end----what the heck! I didn't even understand the movie and it ended already?" I closed my eyes, leaning on my seat. "Haist! How would I understand it when I fell asleep when it was just starting and when I went out to check what's going on outside I was pulled by Hailey in her apartment? And oh, not to mention that seeing my ex-husband made me completely forget about the movie. So yeah, I think I have no choice but to watch it some other time." I stood up, walking towards the TV stand, and was about to take the CD off from the player but someone knocked outside.

"Maybe it's Hailey," I said letting out another sigh. How would I tell her that our new neighbor, the man she's fantasizing is none other than my ex-husband?

I shrugged those thoughts for a while and decided to head for the door. And since in my mind I was sure it was Hailey, I didn't look at the peephole and just opened the door only to be surprised when it's Luke I found standing outside. "Huh!" A small gasp escaped my lips when he smiled.

"Hi, I've prepared some snacks, would you like to join me?"

And that was just then I realized that he's holding a brown tray with a cover.

"Uhm..." But I was too late to express my thought as he already entered my apartment, uninvited.

"Come on, this is kinda hot."

"Huh?" I thought he was just asking me to join him for snacks?

"Show me your kitchen,"

"Ahh... Uhm... this is just a small apartment, I'm sure you can find it even I don't guide your way." So he's inviting me to join him in my own kitchen I see.

you mind if I'll go ahead and wander around your

ahead." I smiled, shaking my head. -'Tss! You've already entered my apartment uninvited and then now you're

walk towards the kitchen

my forehead. I should have refused to let him in when he offered

"Sam?"

pulled out of my thoughts when

you please help

wait a second." Sighing, I walked towards the kitchen. And guess what I saw? He's comfortably moving

come here," I hitched my breath, trying so hard not to raise an eyebrow at him. "I've prepared creamy mushroom alfredo, come on, have a

can't find the

smiled, giving me a quick glance, and continued transferring a small amount of pasta into a plate. "Sit down, I'll get you a fork." He said placing the plate of pasta in front of me. He

to your left." I was

"I know,"

it.'- I muttered under my

fork, I started digging into his pasta, fully aware

and looked

"So, how is it?"

my mouth was still full and he

it slow, sweetheart, you'll choke on your

was surprised by the taste of the food in front of me or should I say, to the fact that he knew how to cook, I didn't notice that he called me sweetheart for the second time this day. "When did

me how to cook two years ago and..." He paused and I

"And?"

I already prepared you

stopped chewing as I noticed the hint of sadness in his eyes when

a meal?" I