Sheila Peters has the dream life everyone wants but things aren't really as they seem, she suffers in silence while the world admires her life, she lives a life where she just wants to be loved genuinely but would she ever find the kind of love tha...
ANDREA "Mummy....can daddy take me to the beach today..he says he has only a few days left here", Beatrice asked her mum that day when they came out of the car, Andrea was finding it hard to let go, she knew Nathan also had a right to their daughter, but it was just a little bit hard to adjust after years of being the one Beatrice did almost everything with.
"Yes...what time did he say he was coming".
"He said I should ask you first and I should call when we have decided".
"Okay then", she said dialing Nathan's number and giving the phone to Beatrice, she entered the house climbing the stairs to her room, she had one of the most difficult cases she had ever encountered and she hoped to make progress on it at home.
"Mummy, daddy said he's coming", Beatrice said handing her phone to her.
"Mummy...what am I going to wear..I am going on a date with daddy", Beatrice said excitedly, Andrea just rolled her eyes, Beatrice never went by without a day of saying everything she loved about her father.
"Fine..lets go you something to wear", Andrea said as Beatrice let out girlish screams as they walked to her room, they later agreed on a baby pink silk gown that was mid length and she helped Beatrice pack her hair into two buns.
"Mummy...how did daddy like you packing your hair when you were dating...are you sure he likes two buns".
Beatrice was doing something Andrea didn't like , taking her down memory lane, she didn't like it at all.
"Well he used to like my hair down".
"Then I want mine down too".
"But it's going to difficult for him to tame".
"I still want it down", Sheila removed the ribbons and combed her daughter's blond hair, she picked one of Beatrice's sandals from her closet and gave it to her to wear.
"Thank you mummy", Beatrice said wearing her white sandal with pink petals on it. Andrea carried Beatrice, and they took some selfies together.
Andrea later removed the ribbon on her mum's hair and Andrea looked at her questionably. "You said he liked it this way", her daughter was the cutest,but she didn't want to dash her daughter's hopes that nothing could ever happen between her and Nathan. They climbed downstairs as they heard a knock on the door, they opened it to see Nathan wearing a white beach shirt and some swim shorts.
"Hi", Andrea said giving a little smile.
"Hi Andrea ".
"Daddy daddy", Beatrice said jumping into her father's hands, Andrea let her go letting Nathan carry her, she was about closing the door.
"You aren't coming?".
"I thought it was for only both of you".
"But I thought you would want to come ".
Andrea wanted to come but she knew she couldn't, she had to come to terms with the fact that nothing could ever happen between she and Nathan, the sooner she realized that, the better she healed and this was one of the ways she could help herself by saying no.
"No Nathan...I have a case I want to work on..have a great time ", she said shutting the door without getting a reply back from him. NATHAN As Nathan drove with Beatrice at the backseat, he couldn't shake off the feeling that Andrea was angry with him,but he couldn't remember making her angry, he sighed, he knew it must be hard for her to adjust to the fact that he was back into Beatrice's life, he made a mental note to himself to check on her after dropping Beatrice .
They finally made the turning towards the Edmond parks beach and Beatrice shouted with joy at the backseat.
"Yay...daddy we are finally here...mum had always wanted to take me to this particular beach but she always got caught up with one thing or the other.
Nathan smiled to herself at least he was fulfilling one of his daughter's wishes. ******* Nathan knocked on the door that evening carrying Beatrice , she had slept off in the car but they had had a lot of fun and a lot of bonding time as she told him some memories of things she had done when she was much younger.
Andrea opened the door wearing a pink pajamas and a baggy top, she let her hair down and smiled as he carried Beatrice.
"Hope she didn't stress you too much", Andrea said closing the door.
"On the contrary she was well behaved and we had a good time together, I would say you did a good job raising her". "Thank you", Nathan decided to climb the stairs to drop Beatrice in her room while Andrea sat on the couch downstairs watching a movie.
He laid Beatrice on the bed and covered her with her Micky mouse duvet, he placed a peck on his daughters head , saying a quick word of prayer and heading downstairs , he realized he hardly knew anything about Andrea's life , he sat down on the couch opposite her.
"Aren't you leaving yet?", she asked shocked to see him still sitting.
"No...I decided it's been long I have spoken to an old friend of mine...how are you Andrea ?". Andrea looked shocked ,"I am good".
"Are you sure?...you aren't angry with me?" . At this , he saw her eyes flare up a little,"Nathan , what do you want?".
"Nothing", he asked wondering why she asked that question.
"Ok then...I would appreciate if you took your leave now", Andrea said standing and walking to the door.
"Andrea", he said following her to the door.
"Did I hurt you?", Nathan said stopping at the door.
"Nathan...please leave", Andrea said her eyes teary and voice cracking.
"Are you seeing anyone ?", Nathan didn't know what made him ask that question.
"Why are you asking?".
"I don't know..maybe so I can plan my schedule to fit into yours so we know how to take care of Beatrice better".
"Of course..it's always about Beatrice ", she sounded hurt.
Nathan was at loss for words but he didn't want their conversation to end this way, they stayed in silence for few minutes with Andrea's eyes on the floor.
Nathan held her chin , forcing her to look upward, he looked into her eyes and saw tears streaming down her face.
"Did I hurt you?", he asked the question again and Andrea nodded.
"Nathan ...don't worry it's fine", Andrea said stepping away from him, it wasn't his fault if he couldn't return the feelings she had for him, it wasn't his fault at all Nathan sighed putting his hands in his pocket, he didn't know what to do.
"Nathan ...I think you should let Beatrice stay with you for a while till you leave, I need some time alone, I would pack her things tonight ".
"Okay", he wanted to ask why but of course he wasn't going to get a response.
"Goodbye Andrea ", she didn't say anything as he left, she only closed the door behind him
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