Do I Always Have To Lose To Her?

Alone, seated on the edge of her bed, Leonica stared down at her feet, watching as they swung back and forth, hearing the sound of her back heels hitting the bedframe, yet her mind wasn't paying attention to any of it. Her mind was replaying her conversation with Gabriel and each time it replayed in her head, she recalling the things she had told him, word by word, she bit down on her lower lip, realizing that even though those words had left her mouth in the spur of the moment, they were damn true. She had no intentions of going back to her ex husband. She had no intention of entertaining any idea of a relationship with Gabriel. In the first place, the main reason she had even considered it, was for Ashley's sake, but even now, looking at things, she wasn't sure if that was the best thing for Ashley. As it is well known, for a child to grow up well and healthy, they need to be raised in an environment filled with peace and love, something she was sure one of them couldn't give him. An