Prologue

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There she was. I didn't quite expect to see her. She was sitting at the Coffee Shop waiting for her cup. I didn't even need to see her face to know it's her. I just knew her. Everything about her. Should I go to her? Should I walk passed her? It makes me nervous, my palms sweating. I took a deep breath. "Let's do this."

"Courtney, Courtney, Courtney Cox!" I called out. She turned to look at who it was. When she saw me, she had a blank stare in her eyes. There was a moment of silence and I saw her. The girl I loved beyond my own logical reason. I saw the girl I tore down and broke into pieces. She was still so beautiful. I saw all the beautiful things about her when she broke the silence.

"It's Jenkins now, hey Sam how are you?" she put up her beautiful smile.
I kind of froze when she said her surname is Jenkins. Was it the obvious she was married? Or was it something else that forced her to change her surname.
"I am fine thanks. It has been a while hasn't it?" I asked.
"Very long while, come sit and have coffee with me." she offered. She's always had he spirit of giving and offering and I wasn't going to say no.
"Sure why not."

I'm Samuel Booth. I'm 30 years old. Divorced with no kids. Or at least I thought I had kids. Would they regard themselves as my kids?
There's baby Michaela, her mother, my ex wife took her away when I found out she wasn't mine. Then there's Mitchell. My only son. He was made out of love.

So if Mitchell was made out of love, why am I so afraid of getting to know him?

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