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.

alright, do you mind if I'll

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

him walk towards the kitchen until

the door, slapping my forehead. I should have refused to let him in when he offered his snacks, but I don't know why

"Sam?"

I was suddenly pulled out of my thoughts when I

you please help me find

guess what I saw? He's comfortably moving inside my

raise an eyebrow at him. "I've prepared creamy mushroom alfredo, come

the utensils so

giving me a quick glance, and continued transferring a small amount of pasta into a plate. "Sit down, I'll get you

second drawer to your left." I was referring to the spoons

"I know,"

knew it.'- I muttered under my breath and

me the fork, I started digging into his pasta, fully aware

moaned and looked

"So, how is it?"

mouth was still full and

sweetheart, you'll choke on

I 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

chuckled. "Well, Patrick taught me how to cook two years ago and..." He paused and I got curious so I looked

"And?"

already prepared you a meal like this with

as I noticed the hint of sadness in

already prepared us a meal?" I