Past
Five years ago
My heart was beating hard in my chest as I walked down the aisle. My gaze fixated on him, waiting at the far side of the Church. His smile took my breath away when our eyes met. It wasn't until I saw his smile widen as he looked past me that I pulled myself back into reality.
His eyes twinkled when he spotted my mom in her white dress as she walked toward her soon-to-be husband. My gut twisted with jealousy and happiness at the same time.
She looked so beautiful that day, and I had never felt more insignificant in my life. I watched them exchange vows, and my heart sank with every word.
I didn't want him to be my new stepdad.
Over the last ten months, I had slowly started to fall for my mom's fiancé. His charming smile and soft blue eyes. The way he took an interest in my hobbies and well-being, even more so than my mom did.
How he would wake up early to make my lunches for school and ensure I didn't have to take the bus. I loved how he cared for me and his sweet praise. But he didn't look at me the way he looked at my mom, not even when I tried to be more obvious about my attraction toward him.
I was pulled from my inner crisis when I heard the dreaded words, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
My mom now had his last name, and I was officially lost, realizing I might be in love with my new stepdad.
I stared at Ian Gallager and closed my eyes in defeat. His broad shoulders and tall, dominant frame could only take place in my dreams now.
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Daddy's Intern
Short StoryEllie grows up with a forbidden crush, her best-kept secret. When the only man she's ever looked up to leaves, Ellie is left to pick up her broken pieces alone. She heads off to college disappointed, but not before an encounter with him that leaves...
