Chapter 3

Ceara looked into Lex's eyes. "Why are you here?" She demanded.

"I need to talk to you." Lex looked at the child in her arms. "Is she yours?"

Ceara turned to one of the people the just came off the bus and asked them to take Cassidy inside. Then she turned back to Lex. "Yes! She's mine! And you better stay away from her."

"What am I gonna do Ceara? Take her from you? It's not like she's mine." Lex smiled.

Ceara looked away. 'Only if you knew,' she thought to her self. "Your right, she's not yours." She lied. At one time she would have never lied to this man. She loved him at one point, but she hated him now for how he treated her when they broke up. Still, part of her still loved him. "What do you want from me?" At this time everyone was in their hotel rooms.

"I want you to forgive me!" Lex took a step forward.

"After the way you treated me?" She turned to walk away.

Lex grabbed her arm and turned her back to him. "Ceara, I still love you!" He put his right hand up to her cheek. He moved in closer to close the gap between them.

'Ceara don't do this. Don't do this to yourself again. If he really does love you, he would have never accused you of loving his money instead of him.' Ceara said to herself as she let him come closer and closer. Finally their lips touched. At first it was soft like their very first kiss, and then it became passionate like the first time they made love. Lex's hand slid around her waist to the arch of her back, pulling her closer to him. She pulls away. "No! Not this time Lex!"

"Ceara, I'm sorry for the way I treated you! If you still love me, you'll forgive me!" Lex said as he looks her in the eyes.

"No Lex! I don't love you any more." Ceara had to hold back her tears. She turns around and walked to her hotel room. As she opened the door, she saw her daughter asleep on the bed. Lex might have hurt her, but when she left, he left her the greatest gift ever. She shut the door and walked to the window and peaked out at him.

Lex watched her walk away and waited as she just stood at the door looking inside. He really did still love her. He missed having her cuddled against his chest as they lie on his couch watching TV. Suddenly, she went inside and shut the door. 'Maybe she really doesn't love me any more.' Lex thought to himself. He turned around and walked to his car. He got in and drove away.

"I don't forgive you Lex, but I do still love you." Ceara whispered at the window as Lex's car pulled out of it's parking spot and took off.