When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 37

What was that supposed to mean? He thought I cheated on him before we even split?

He was exactly that type of guy.

I couldn’t be bothered to explain, so I just said indifferently, “Just friends.”

“What friends?”

“Bryant,” I couldn’t help but smile softly, “Dead men don’t pry.”

If he wanted to be a ghost from my past, then he might as well vanish for good.

Bryant almost laughed out of irritation, his tongue clicking against his cheek in scorn, “Fine.”

When we got to the cemetery, I stepped out of the car and started climbing the steps up the hill.

Seeing he wasn’t following. I turned back to wait for him.

As I did, I noticed him carrying some flowers he must have prepared at some point, which caught me off guard.

I bit my lip, then said, “Thank you.”

what? It’s the least I could do,” he

caught up, we walked side

I guess. Even if it was just for

only a bit

had been gone for years, and I didn’t think about them

kid, crying into my pillow night

on the gravestone now tears just started falling

always so dignified and reserved, knelt

it took me so long to bring Jane

he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before,

couldn’t hear the rest of

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

a future together

“Mom, Dad…”

things. I wanted to say were reduced to a simple, “I

like I belonged to a

they left, I never really had a home again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but it was

overwhelmed with sadness,

Dad, I’m pregnant, two months now! In a few months, the baby will be

so

or a girl, but either way, you’ll be