If You Stayed: A Haunting Second Chance Romance

by Brittainy C. Cherry

“Let go of what’s dragging you, baby girl. Then you can walk more freely,”

That was the problem with falling in love when you were out of love with yourself: even monsters looked appealing then.

But that’s the issue with advice: it’s easier to give it to others than to give it to yourself.

“He’s pretty good-looking, yes.” “No. Don’t downplay this. It’s like Henry Cavill and Kofi Siriboe had a love child and Gabriel Sinclair was born. He’s like a fine wine: better with age and much more intoxicating. My panties literally almost somersaulted off my body and straight to his mouth from just a hello.”

“I almost loosened my jaw and asked him to stuff me like a Thanksgiving turkey with his beef sausage.”

“I almost begged him to call me a good girl before he ...

“If I wasn’t engaged and your best friend, I would’ve...

“Good. And I’m very happy you didn’t hump his leg.” “I want you to know I thought about humping his leg multiple times within those few minutes.”

“If you stay, Ava will notice. If you stay, she’ll witness his actions. Maybe not at first, but she will eventually. If you stay, he won’t even try to hide it from her. If you stay, she might try to stop him. If you stay, she might get pushed if she tries to intervene. If you stay, he might shove her. Hit her. Kick her. Punch her, too. If you stay, her spirit will start to break. If you stay, she’ll either see herself in you and allow men to treat her that way, or she’ll become ashamed of you and push you away or blame you for not being strong enough to go. If you stay, you might not only lose yourself, but Ava may lose her light, too.”