I'D RATHER HAVE YOU

MIRANDA

"I also want to spend the rest of my life with you," I told Hazel right before plastering my lips onto his.

"About Valor," I began afterward. "He looks a lot like you."

Hazel nodded, "Yeah. I haven't really told you this before, perhaps because the conversation never really came up. When I was very young, my dad had an affair. At the time, Valor's mom was his secretary, and I didn't understand the implications of what my dad was doing, because I was just five years old. I loved him so much.

However, seeing my mom cry a lot made me realize that my dad was doing something wrong.

When I grew up a little more, it became all too clear, how much of a cheat my dad was. It wasn't just his secretary, there were other girls too. He was nothing but a man whore. However, his secretary was at the top of his list. She was his favorite.

My mom endured for the sake of me and my younger sister Florence, but then it became worse when he started bringing his mistress home. He admitted t