Love Isn't Enough

Melanie asked me the moment she came

ick my son." I

e back like you usually do." She shook her head, "You know what? I haven't seen that little guy in day

me to his wedding. Nothing is wrong with me, Nate is alright as well. We b

ow?" I nodded and she smil

lad we have him as our neighbor, it just

friend Ian coming

e's coming here, though." My best friend, Ian, had a fancy mod

lowed to admire him f

my eyes

not?" I asked her, remindin

m very hungry." She rubbed her tummy, "B

ways welcom

riends, but only Melanie was able to pull me closer and get me to let loose a bit. I'd known her for only three yea

a was located. I couldn't say that the food they served was very de

n, and now they need me." She sighed, "I need

for you," I told her

in my purse and then have my lunch later. I don't kno

you,

us on food and it would only taste worse. I looked around, trying to find

my hear

doing in t

bastian Daniels who was looking at me with equa

, breathe - I r

ervous, and I was so not ready to face Sebastian Daniels all of a sudden. Wh

my mind said. You'll be a happy family, Nate will have his da

internally. As if

ked like an idiot, standing with my face looking agh

I had nothing to do with him, right? So I smiled a little and waved at him, with all intentions to run out of the entran

ust realized that I was really a few

d any effect at all. But the fee

s caught between trying to control myself from quaking to the boots

r so many years, so many emotions were being reignited and so many memories were resurfacing. The powerful physique, his intimidating gaze, his firm set mouth,

y from him. The reason why I was so far away

d, the moment he sto

ere back in place. I didn't want to do anythin

hat brings you here, everyone doin

e look, "I was actuall

o take many steps back and just skip

I did know but had stowed away in the back of my mind. The

as awkward, I didn't want

lay with my tone that I was done talking,

this awkward, talking after so long. I know y

d to go to the cafeteria. My heart was brimming with emoti

cry, p

ain was working. It felt harsh, to myself and my child, knowing very well what Sebastian's absence was doing to both of us. The void his loss left in m

trust him to keep me safe at all. I remembered clearly, everything that happened all those years ago. And I knew that Nathan was t

on a table alone, fin

isk that he would learn from somewhere about his son - no, my son. And knowing him and how he strongly

to have it, I knew w

nother place, farther away from here

m nowhere and sat across me, "Reece