Lost Love

Back To the Past

GRAYSON POV

5 years earlier…………………….

I laid in my bed as I silently cried. I couldn't remember the last time I let my feelings overtake me, maybe when I was a child I did. But nothing hurt as much as this moment.

I felt so alone being without her. Madeline was my everything and it was my fault that she was gone. I had kept her mother's death a secret for so long and now she hated me for it.

I remembered how happy she became everytime she thought she had received a letter from her mom. Her smile could make anyone feel better. 

I could still remember her soft body against mine as we laid in bed. She loved to rest her head on my chest as I wrapped my arms around her. I felt like her knight protecting her from all the dangers in this world.

I missed her gentle kisses and how shy she got when I told her how beautiful she was. I noticed she wasn't used to these types of compliments. Today she had looked so ravishing and beautiful with that elegant dress she wore. 

Her gorgeous hair fell gently to her sides and I was always tempted to touch it. I loved it when she put it down. Although the last thing I could remember were those tears that fell down on her cheeks. Her eyes were red as she shed tears of sorrow.

I wanted so badly to be the man she held onto. I wanted to comfort her in my arms like I had always done. But instead she had left with William.

I really wanted to beat the shit out of him for being with my woman. She was mine yet he felt he could easily touch her. In the end I had no choice but to let them go. I was crazy in love with Madeline and as soon as she told me to let her go, I had no choice but to agree. 

I would respect her decision. That day I remained in my bedroom until I fell asleep. 

The day that followed I tried to look for Madeline feeling determined that I could win her back. But I found out that she had left with her grandparents who knows where. My parents didn't know either.

I didn't give up and I tried to find answers to her whereabouts. Although it was all to no avail. I never found out where she left. All I knew was that she was out of the country and she was never coming back.  

I felt lost and I had no energy to do anything. I remember I didn't eat much and I lost a lot of weight that year. It wasn't until my father began to get sick that I decided to push away my sadness and start picking myself up. My dad would most likely have to retire soon and I needed to be prepared for when that day came. 

I attended a prestigious University in New York and I got a bachelor's degree in business. Occasionally I would go to my father's company and work for him. Now it has been almost a year that I became the CEO of Lockwood Enterprise. 

My father was proud of me and his health had improved as he had stopped working. 

Although after 5 years I couldn't help but still feel an emptiness in my heart. I had never let anyone else in after I dated Madeline. I became distant from my family, visiting them less and less. That home reminded me so much of Madeline.

Especially her room. My parents hadn't touched that room since she left. All of her old belongings were still here. Her lovely smell still lingered in the bedroom. That same year she left I recall sleeping on her bed as I imagined her laying beside me. I realized that she was never coming back and visiting this home would never allow me to move on.

The only way I knew how to forget about Madeline was to start seeing other people. During my time in University I played around with different women. I was known as the biggest flirt and a playboy. Although it was all just meaningless sex and no feelings attached.

I wanted to forget Madeline and this felt like the best way to do it. But no matter what I did, I couldn't forget her.

At times I found myself going back to my parents home when I felt desperate to see her.  I always looked over old pictures of Madeline and I when we were children. I was afraid that I would forget her beautiful face. I recall seeing a picture of us at my aunts wedding as I stood next to her. She looked so beautiful that I took the picture and I kept it in my wallet at all times. I needed to see her and this felt like the only option.

Now that I lived alone in my apartment I had made sure to keep it that way. I still played around with different women but they never came to my home. This was my place, nobody else's. 

I only ever met with them in my office, their apartment, or a hotel. At the moment I was with a hot blonde who was the daughter of an older man I worked with at the company. 

She had taken a liking to me and I didn't mind the company. But I planned to break things off with us tonight. I didn't care about her and she was starting to become clingy. I really didn't need that now.

I headed out of my apartment and I heard someone's footsteps walking toward me. I was aware that there was a new tenant living next door. This would be a good time for me to introduce myself and befriend this person.

Most people that resided in this apartment complex where businesses men and other important and wealthy people. Most companies were in a special district and this building was nearby. It was a perfect living space for individuals in the business world. It's the reason I had chosen to live here.

As I looked up to face my new neighbor I immediately realized who stood before me. My beautiful Madeline, the woman of my dreams  stared at me clearly in shock.

Her hair was much longer and I noticed she wore makeup now. She had always been beautiful with or without it. She wore a black dress that accentuated her small frame well. 

She expressed this air of confidence and beauty. She had always expressed this but this time it felt different.

I felt enticed by her presence. Those eyes of hers that had always pulled me to her, were doing the same thing to me now.

I couldn't help but feel like the young child from before who was meeting this girl for the very first time. I recall feeling upset from the very beginning just thinking about this new girl who would be living with us. I thought my mother would love her more than me.

As soon as I looked at her I knew she was the one for me. She was so beautiful that it was difficult for me to hate her. I couldn't explain it but I wanted her.

Now she stood before me. I had imagined this moment so many times from the day she left me. I still wanted her. All of my love came crashing down and I felt like a mad man. I wanted to embrace her, touch her soft body and pull her against me as I showered her with kisses.

"Madeline" Is all I could say.

END OF CHAPTER 2

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