Winning Back His Ex's Wife's Broken Heart by Hayley

Chapter 58

Richard's POV

The moment Sarah walked through my door, I knew it was the right decision to ask her for a "do-over" date.

Seeing her again had stirred something up in me-something I'd tried hard to push down, to bury beneath work and excuses.

But now, she was here, and for some reason, the idea of going on a real date seemed right.

"So, a do-over date?" Sarah asked, raising an eyebrow as she leaned against the doorframe. Her expression was skeptical, but her lips were tugging at the corners, ready to smile. "Yeah," I said, trying not to sound as nervous as I felt. "You know, a fresh start. Nothing serious, no talk about... the past, just us. For once."

She tilted her head, studying me, then sighed and shrugged. "Alright, fine. Where are we going?"

I hadn't actually planned this part, so I scrambled for something. "Uh... I thought we'd start with a little walk. Tourist spots, maybe?"

She laughed, and I felt a bit foolish but grinned anyway.

"A walk?" she teased, crossing her arms. "That's your big date idea?"

"Come on, I'm just warming up," I shot back, trying to keep it light. "I can still surprise you, you know."

And with that, she let me lead her out.

The first stop was a street fair that had taken over one of the squares in the city. Stalls lined the sidewalks, with all kinds of art, knick-knacks, and foods that filled the air with spice and sweetness. Sarah's face lit up when we reached a cotton candy vendor, and I couldn't resist buying her a huge pink cloud of it. She held it up with a mix of amusement and awe, like it was something magical.

"I haven't had this in ages," she said, peeling off a piece and popping it in her mouth.

"See? Starting off strong," I joked, nudging her playfully.

I caught the smile before she could hide it. "Alright, alright, I'll give

walked, the more I realized how much I'd missed this-her laugh, her

time she looked at me with those eyes, I felt that same knot in my stomach, the one that made

tucked-away places filled with strange paintings that

whispered, pointing to a piece that looked like it was nothing but smudges and streaks. "What do you think

it. "I'm gonna

burst out laughing, covering her mouth

say

squinting at it too, and after a pause,

us strange looks, but neither of us cared. We were caught up in our own little world, and nothing else mattered. Eventually, we found ourselves near the river, walking along the water's edge as

felt something shift inside of me, like

eyes were on her. "Sometimes you just have to stop and look, you

and gave me a knowing smile, and suddenly I felt like a teenager caught

clearing my throat. "What's your favorite thing to do

"Honestly? I just like walking around. No agenda, no plan... just

you as the wandering type,"

Richard," she said, looking down at her feet as she kicked a small pebble into the

hint of sadness, and I felt a pang in my chest. I wanted to reach out,

even though I wanted to

change," I agreed. And I couldn't help but wonder if I had

a little cafe by the water. It was one of those tiny, dimly lit places with mismatched chairs and walls covered in old photos. We sat by the window, and I ordered

was this one guy who took me to a restaurant that served everything on skewers.

raised an eyebrow. "Even...

but he was convinced it was the coolest thing. He kept saying how 'innovative' it was, even though

the way her face lit up as she told the

asked, her eyebrow arching