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Love Isn't Enough

Chapter 5 Avoiding

Word Count: 1453    |    Released on: 27/11/2023

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

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1 Chapter 1 Prologue2 Chapter 2 A Failed Plan3 Chapter 3 Crossing Lines4 Chapter 4 Nathan5 Chapter 5 Avoiding6 Chapter 6 Decisions7 Chapter 7 Appointment8 Chapter 8 Treacherous9 Chapter 9 See You Around10 Chapter 10 Innocent11 Chapter 11 Lies12 Chapter 12 Hurt13 Chapter 13 Screaming14 Chapter 14 Who's the Parent 15 Chapter 15 Ian16 Chapter 16 Hostility17 Chapter 17 Serving Him18 Chapter 18 Rumours19 Chapter 19 Venting20 Chapter 20 11 years ago...21 Chapter 21 Title22 Chapter 22 Dinner23 Chapter 23 Dinner II24 Chapter 24 Test25 Chapter 25 The Invite26 Chapter 26 The Wedding27 Chapter 27 Eavesdrop28 Chapter 28 Flashback29 Chapter 29 Keeping a Secret30 Chapter 31 Tears31 Chapter 32 Argument 32 Chapter 33 No Trust33 Chapter 34 One Last Time - (Explicit Warning - R18+)34 Chapter 35 One Last Time - (Explicit Warning - R18+)35 Chapter 36 Time36 Chapter 37 The Note37 Chapter 38 The Journey38 Chapter 39 Questions, questions39 Chapter 40 Futile40 Chapter 41 A Dad41 Chapter 42 The New Beginning42 Chapter 43 Idiots43 Chapter 44 Testing Again 44 Chapter 45 A Deserving Father45 Chapter 46 To Believe or to Not46 Chapter 47 Friends47 Chapter 48 Good Night48 Chapter 49 A cuddle49 Chapter 50 Holding Back (18+)50 Chapter 51 Stopping just in Time51 Chapter 52 A Good Morning (R18+)52 Chapter 53 Breakfast53 Chapter 54 Popping the Question54 Chapter 55 Father55 Chapter 56 Forehead Kisses56 Chapter 57 Thank You for Nathan57 Chapter 58 Nothing has Changed58 Chapter 59 Boys Talk59 Chapter 60 What do you want 60 Chapter 61 Shreds of Doubt61 Chapter 62 The Pain 62 Chapter 63 Debating63 Chapter 64 Proving a Point64 Chapter 65 Distance65 Chapter 66 The Car Ride66 Chapter 67 New Rules67 Chapter 68 Insincere68 Chapter 69 Cold and Distant69 Chapter 70 Avoidant70 Chapter 71 A Torture71 Chapter 72 Bedroom72 Chapter 73 Trying to Sleep73 Chapter 74 A cluttered room, a cluttered mind74 Chapter 75 Dejection75 Chapter 76 Another Good Morning76 Chapter 77 The nightmare [!!TW: SA!!]77 Chapter 78 Repent78 Chapter 79 Letting it Out79 Chapter 80 Frustration80 Chapter 81 Into Each Others Arms81 Chapter 82 Boundaries82 Chapter 83 Distant83 Chapter 84 Trust Me