Preview of Ghosts of My Past: Chapter 5

“I am going to tell you from my point of view what those months were like when you basically abandoned me. I am going to tell you what it was like leaving everything that matters to you. When I'm done you can say what it is you need to say,” I said. “Then, after you've spoken I'll decide if I want to share anything else.”

“Okay,” he said sitting down in one of the arm chairs. I sat in the other, across from him and looked him in the eye. This wasn't going to be easy, not for either of us... but it was the only thing I could do for my son. He deserved to have a father, but that father needed to know everything and commit to being there for him. I needed to make sure of that.

"First," I said. "I didn't expect to ever see you again. You have to know that."

"I know," he said softly. "And for as much as I want to say I'm sorry that we came bursting into your life and creating all this chaos... I'm not sorry. From the moment you got in that damn truck and I realized what I'd done... I've done everything in my power to find you."

"How can you even say that?" I cried. "You hated me. You hated Masen, before he was even born!"

"No," Edward said, tears streaming down his face. "You may not believe me, after everything that happened but you and Masen... before I even knew his name... You are both the most important people in the world to me. I fucked up, I fucked up huge, but never because I didn't love you. I don't care if you believe anything else that I say but I need you to believe that I never stopped loving you."