Second Chances: Novella One (14 page)

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I’ve explained my reasons, Evan, and I have been understanding in regard to your errors with Caggie, but you do not seem to be offering me the same consideration.” Grabbing a nearby notebook with a half written shopping list on it. She flicks to the next page and tears it out. Using the pen that had been sitting with the notebook, she wrote something down. “Now I refuse to stay here another moment while you debate whether me protecting my son is forgivable, or not. Once you’re ready to stop being so judgemental, you will know where to find me.”

With that, Layla stormed out of the kitchen, past a surprised-looking Adam who had been standing just the other side of the kitchen door, and upstairs where she threw her remaining possessions into her suitcase haphazardly, not caring about anything other than getting the hell out of Evan’s house.

She descended the stairs just as he was heading up them.

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Please don’t run from our problems again,” he pleaded.

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I am not running. I just can’t be around you right now,” Layla responded, avoiding his wretched gaze. “I’ve called a cab, which should be here in a few minutes.”

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Okay, well, can I at least contact you about meeting my son?”

She nodded, feeling her resolve weakening slightly. “No matter what happens between us, you can see him whenever you like, but I would prefer you wait until you have thought long and hard about who you want to trust – Caggie or me – before you get back in touch.”

With that, Layla shuffled past Evan and out of the house. She stood waiting outside, determined not to cry until she was safe in the taxi, which was thankfully making its way down the long driveway.

Evan

Dejected, all Evan could do was watch Layla from the window. He knew her well enough to know that he would have to become much more accepting of her reasons than he had been so far, if he were ever to persuade her to come back. Judging by Layla’s angry exit, he feared it would take more than just a day, or two, before she would be calm enough to talk to him again.

Despite the heavy weight of anger residing in his head, Evan’s heart felt as if it was being ripped out of his chest again; five years of pain reopened and it was raw.

Evan and Layla’s story continues in Second Chances: Two which is available now.

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