A second chance?

living room discussing with her mother. They st

and smiles at her

, he lives two blocks

evening Mom," she greeted wonde

leaving," he said

morales," "Sophia ," he s

e gave her mom an in

," she gestured to th

and sits beside her mom and they

?" She asks grow

octor Manny," her mother sai

d her eyes wide in

hy

earn is barely enough for this family, and seeing it's your

you sel

grateful girl," Mr

port us, all you have to

ther, and he is widowed how can you

ich. You should be grateful. He's more than you des

ering you caused us, we still accepted you as family and

..." Sop

up you st

Dr manny, I w

es spat out in anger cutting her

phia's face as she hel

at's final," she said and stormed out

. She got up and made her way to her small dingy room and thought of what to do about her new predicament. She knew she could not marry dr manny but her mother was set on

imes to dinner, and this frustrated Sophia. Her mom and Samantha even went ahead to start planning a wedding and Sophia knew she had to do something but she was still at a loss on what to do. Maybe sh

oughts. She stepped out still absent and bumped into som

holding her to him and staring at her intentl

lackw

e apologized,

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lied nervously, smo

uper earl

have some wo

and walked straig

. She was going to think about this moment all day. She would ponder over and over again

ave me," sh

nd sat on her desk ready

stay one more hour and then head home. Her boss was sti

e door to his office open and he

her there since she was sup

les?" he asked standin

o go home si

with me," he

e looked at him as though she coul

nd I want you to come with me.

rs Ethan Blackwood wanted h

to make sure, but he was still stand

," she replied s

ter you," he gest