I cup his face too. "I missed you." A soft cry leaves my lips before I kiss him just as fiercely. "I was dying when I lost you. I missed you. I missed you so badly that it hurt."
Luke pulls me into another quick and hard kiss.
"Oh, God," he cries before kissing me again. I kiss him. He kisses me. We just can't stop kissing each other.
He pulls me to his chest and hugs me tightly, like he will neverlet me go. I bury myself in his warm embrace, my arms wrapping around his back.
I can't believe that we're finally together again. After everything that has happened. After all the tragedy.
All because I believed Josephine's lies. Now I know that she was lying, because the marriage between her and Luke never happened.
I pull away from Luke, staring into his eyes again. My tears are still flowing when I whisper, "Tell me, Luke. Is Aiden..."
Luke cups my cheeks and wipes my tears again, a small smile tugging at his lips. "He's ours."
And I break down even more.
Aiden. My baby. He really survived the accident. He did.
I grip Luke's arms. Thank God Luke is holding me, because I feel like collapsing again due to this overwhelming feeling.
It's the joy of finding my son again. The relief that he's safe here with us. The sadness from not realizing it sooner.
And most importantly, the rage and fury boiling my blood as I think of all those years that we've spent without each other.
My voice is shaking when I beg Luke, "Please, tell me everything." The urgency in my tone is evident. "How did you find him? Please tell me everything, Luke.Please."
Luke's expression turns serious as he stares into my eyes, and I realize that he's telling me to be prepared for whatever he's going to say.
There's nothing I want more in this world but the truth, no matterhow painful it is.
46
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LUKE
Two years ago
I'd never realized how much my brain could hold until it was forced to keep functioning despite all the problems and pressures shoved into it.
And I'd never known how much strength my body had until my heart had to keep beating despite countless days without rest due to overwork.
I didn't say that it was healthy—it definitely was not. However, what did I expect when I was trying to build my family's business back from ruins?
With this rate, I was almost close to bringing Klein Enterprise into its safe zone, and if I was lucky, I might be able to finish my mission five years after its bankruptcy.
Just like any other night before this, I stepped into my home office right after I got home from work. I was working nonstop.
Even when I reached home, the first thing I looked for was my desk. I still had to review some sales agreements—I hadn't managed to do so in the office due to the tight meeting schedules.
I tossed my suit onto the nearby couch and settled myself at my desk, turning on my laptop.
A smile touched my lips as my eyes dropped to the magazine on my desk. It had Cassie on the cover page, her perfect smile and enchanting chocolate eyes staring back at me.
Every day, Langston would place here the latest magazine ornewspaper that had Cassie in it, making me feel like I was a creepy dude.
I didn't ask for it, but since Langston knew the story about us, she couldn't help but try to remind me why I shouldn't give up despite all the hardships that I was facing.
