Cassy POV
If I wasn’t hyperventilating earlier, I sure am now.
The promise in his eyes and his voice caused my heart to do little flip-flops.
All through our meal, I was nervous and antsy.
My hands automatically reached for the glass of wine to drink its contents, letting its smoothness glide over my parched lips and throat.
When dessert came, I almost dropped my teaspoon when Caleb’s fingers accidentally grazed my skin after taking the small plate from the wait staff to serve me.
“It’s delicious!” I quickly attacked my tiramisu and was rewarded with a handsome smile that nearly melted my insides like the dessert in my mouth.
Cassy POVThe kiss was everything I expected and more.My stomach tingles. It felt like a thousand butterflies were fluttering inside.Caleb pulled his lips away. I lifted my hands to grab the back of his head to prolong the kiss.He groaned.“Sweetheart, don't push your luck. If we don’t stop now, I might break my promise to you and myself to take this slow.”The reminder was like a dousing of cold water.I stepped back immediately, putting distance to our scorching hot bodies.“Aw, sweetheart. Do not be like this, or I won’t be able to bring you back ho
Cassy POVI froze the moment Adam said it.The talk of Amanda Hayes was something I dreaded, and though I could feel Caleb trying to discuss it, I would always cut him off.I don’t want to hear about her because she was my worst nightmare.Who would want to hear your husband talk about someone he loved for a long time? I know he doesn't love me like he loved Amanda Hayes.I saw him drink himself to a stupor too often in the past, and as much as I wanted the issue of Amanda Hayes cleared, I could not put myself to listening.I hugged myself to stop my body from shivering.“Hey!” Adam drew me close when he noticed my body’s reaction. “Don’t think the worst. I saw the light in Caleb’s eyes every time you and the kids were around him. No man can ever fak
Cassy POVA quick look at my reflection in the mirror made me want to scream! My eyes were bloodshot, and my hair was a mess. It looked like a nest because I never bothered to blow-dry it last night and just went to bed with wet hair.How would I know Caleb would come first thing in the morning and would chanced upon me looking like this?Horrified beyond words, I quickly showered. I don’t know how long time had passed by the time I finished. I scrubbed my face to wash away the impurities.When I finished, I turned off the shower, wrapped a towel around my head like a turban, and donned my bathrobe, wearing nothing inside. About to go out, I stopped, suddenly realizing that Caleb
Caleb POVThe moment I agreed to Oakley’s question, I regretted it after seeing Cassy’s expression.She was not happy in inviting me to live in her home.I knew she was doing it for the kids.In our recent interactions, I learned how good Cassy is as a mom to Oakley and Joachim. Like any other parent who wanted the best for her children, she would adjust – even if it meant sacrificing her own choices.I don’t want to rush her. But I also do not want to let Oakley down. Our daughter longs for a complete family.This wouldn’t have happened if I had come much earlier and tried to fix things with Cassy.I regretted the three years we spent apart.“Wax?” I called my eldest and watched as he put aside the book he was reading when I beckoned him to approach us. When he got near. I bent on my haunches to meet him at eye level.“You and your sister will be late for school. Eat with your sister first.”He nodded and turned to go, nudging Oakley to the door.“What about you and Mommy?” Oakl
Caleb POVShe flinched. Her body recoiled when she heard the words, I love you.Cassy shook her head and tried to step back, but I wouldn’t let her hand go.In the end, I pulled her body to me and held her in my arms.The tighter, the better.At first, she was struggling against me, but when she realized I had no intention of making her win, she let her body go limp.Then, her shoulders shook.I heard her cry, and my heart broke countless times, hearing how the sound seemed to be torn out of her.Cassy was having a hard time digesting my words.
Cassy POVCaleb entered an establishment and stopped the car at the entrance, where a valet waited for us.He turned to my side, unbuckled my seatbelt, and said, “Wait for me.”I watched from the windshield how he got from the car, rounded the hood to go to my side, and opened the door for me.He held out a hand, and I took them.When we walked inside the lobby, Caleb did not release my hand and got tongues wagging in surprise.I saw several heads turned in our direction. They were all looking first at Caleb before their eyes would shift to me and down to our linked hands.Aware tha
Cassy POV While I listened to Caleb, I realized all this time, we had a contrasting take on what had transpired within our marriage. His version was quite different from how I perceived it. “That is not how I remembered it, Caleb. You were devastated when Amanda turned you down.” Caleb shook his head. He seemed lost in space while I waited for him to gather his thoughts. It was a long time before he composed himself. Under my watchful gaze, he unconsciously picked up his water glass to sip from it. When he placed the glass back on the table, he rested his hands on the table, our fingers touching. At one point, he let his index finger move and caressed the back side of my hand. “I don’t know if this makes sense, but it was my guilt. It overrides my thinking process. It was not to excuse my behavior back then, but sometimes we were so set on doing something that when it backfired on us, or it got derailed, we felt out of balance.” I nodded, prodding him to go on. “That’s
Tony POV“Hello, Tony.”When Cassy answered my frantic phone call, I hesitated briefly, but then I looked at the crumpled sheets in my bedroom and took a deep breath.“Have you heard from Tory?” Her name sounded weird, coming out of my lips.Cassy must have felt the same because she became quiet all of a sudden. It was like she could not believe what she was hearing and proceeded to clarify,“Sorry, are you asking me about Tory Brent?”The confusion in her voice was unmistakable. I could not blame her.It was the first time I called her to ask for Tory’s whereabouts when in the past, I us