Chapter 458

Theresa was stoked too.

She was totally on board with this surprise dad popping up out of the blue.

Honestly, just moseying along in this lukewarm relationship with Brandon might just be the ticket for Theresa's growth.

As long as she didn't bail on herself, that is.

But then, Sophia felt kinda blue about it all.

She grew up clueless about what family love is, what romance feels like, what home means, or how it feels to be cherished. Life's handed her lemons and vinegar, with hardly any sugar to call her own.

She wondered if this choice meant she'd signed up for this life for good.

She'd spent two years proving that she and Brandon were like oil and water, and these past few months, she'd tried to give it another whirl. But every time she spotted the slightest hiccup, it was like being tossed back two years in time.

With a future stretching out so far ahead, hanging with Brandon still didn't shine a light on any new possibilities.

Being with him meant never shaking off his parents' disdain and hassle, along with Brandon's mood swings and Yolanda's clinginess.

When things were good, Brandon was dreamy, making her feel like she was floating in a fantasy, totally surreal.

But when things went south, it was like winding the clock back to zero. Brandon could flip-flop between sweet and decisive like it was nothing.

time she caught a glimpse of a different future was during those two years post-divorce. no drama, no pesky people. She had no expectations from anyone—just her and her kiddo, full of hope for the

Sophia let out a

there, laid out before

on the hillside

with Theresa, looked over

her cheek with one hand, lost in the city's night lights, her

to talk things through. It's just that their wants had

anymore, and talking it out was just

got where each other was coming from, but making concessions was like

was right or wrong anymore; they just wanted a comfy

and his was with her

knew he should let go. After all, he knew he

the best

park, Brandon did the usual-bathed Theresa, told her a bedtime story, and

this time; she was busy on her

Theresa to bed, Brandon hit the sack in the next

before, didn't ask him to

were like strangers under the same roof-no blowout fights, just a

school and during those two years of marriage, she'd never

and ask, "Are you mad?" After finding out why, she'd fall over herself to

and decided to keep his distance. With the stark reality between them, she thought maybe he saw they were worlds apart, so she

didn't reach out either, knowing the ball

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