~NICOLE'S POV~
3 YEARS LATER
I sat in front, dressed in black, waiting for my turn. Jaden on my left, and Tayler on my right. My turn, finally. I looked down at his coffin, hopeless and utterly destroyed. My frail arms supporting a child. I took one final look at my dead love. I saw so much in the child from him. She had his eyes. It pained me to look at her and not feel the urge to cry. I dragged my right hand across his coffin, admiring the polish on it. I hear his voice still pounding in my head.
My clouded eyes bored into reality. The guilt still hasn't gone.
I looked down at my daughter, her not understanding what was happening.
"Momma, when is daddy coming home?" she asked.
I looked away, pulling her closer.
"I don't know, darling."
But I knew, we would never see him again.
My soul has left me.
I'll see you again Payton. I promise. I'll love you forever.
