SECOND CHANCE

CHAPTER 5

ANNIE POV

After cleaning the dishes and Edward saying goodbye to us. I go upstairs to look at Mia to say good night.

I knock her door, "Mia, still up ?"

"Come in Mom" I push the door, looking her is already on her bed. Shes's sleepy. I kiss her head, and whisper "good night honey" then turn off her light.

I walk downstairs going to my living room and see Arthur sit on the couch. He don't notice my presence. I just stand still looking at him. I don't know how long I stay until I heard he says "daydreaming ? or checking me ?" he smirks.

"I.. I.. nothing .. just lost in my thought" I smile nervously.

I sit beside him, pretend to watching the television.

"Mind sharing your thought with me ?" he looking at my eyes. I almost lost in his deep eyes. He mix my emotions. Its new feeling to me.

"Thank you for tonight, you treat us. Having dinner with us. Its been a while since Anthony died. When he's alive, actually he never been like this to me and Mia. We've been married 13 years. He always busy with his works. I know he loves us and he tried to being responsible with our family. But due to his work and when he reached home he already exhausted. And I don't know it because of his cancer or .. I just don't know" I feel my eyes teary.

He hold my hand unexpected. "I'm so sorry for your loss. You know what, you can share everything to me. I know we meet in short notice. But I just feel like I know you and Mia for a long time. I never have a daughter. But I want to be part of you, part of your and Mia life."

He put his hand on my shoulder and whispering in my ear "everything is going to be alright, I'll be here with you always".

I looked at him and giving him slight smile. "I never get closed with anyone except Anthony, Mia and my besties Inda. My mother, she's always argue with me. Before I married and after Anthony died, she never trying to make mother daugther relationship with me. She lives far away from here. I took care Mia alone from the moment she's born. That's why she closed to me" I stare at the television.

Arthur just keep silent listening my story, sometimes he stroked my knuckles, and my hair. While I told him everything and anything that I've been keeping all this time. "I'm sorry blabber much with you. I don't know why I'm telling you all this things, even Mia and Inda, they never know how my feelings. All the people who know me, they thinks that I always happy, never have problems in my life, they thought I stronger, could handle everything" while crying sobbing in his chest.

I don't know how long I've been crying, I don't care that his shirt wet because of me. I just feel my heart free from all burden that all this time I've been keeping in my heart. Suddenly he kiss my forehead, "You know, I'm really happy you can open up your heart and tell me everything, It means you trust me, you let me inside your heart. You don't know how much it means to me"

"I do trust you Arthur, I don't know why, but your different from the other guys I know" I smiles to him.

"It's late, I should go home, and you should sleep" he move on and I follow him to his car.

"Good night, thank you for tonight Arthur"

He open his car, after he get in the car he open his window. " Good night darling, forget everything, you know I'll be here with you, you know"

I smile then wave my hand and back to the house, locked the door and straight to my room. I get in my bed and thinking about today. I don't know why kind of feeling I have with Arthur. While thinking of it, suddenly my phone vibrate