The Twin Bed (Wrong Bed)
Love and Logic

For a long time, Amber drifted in her cries in Edrick's arms. Until a while later, when he looked calm, Edrick also ventured to lift Amber's face and wipe her tears.

"Don't cry, don't cry Amber. Remember there's me, I'm here. I'm not gonna leave you alone. I'll be right next to you."

"Thank you, Ed."

"Amber, may I ask you a question?"

Amber then wiped her tears violently. "What do you want to ask, Ed?"

"Amber, is that man not willing to take responsibility? Does he not want to acknowledge the flesh blood that is currently in your womb?"

Hearing Edrick's question, Amber smiled wryly. "No, he's not like that. He's a responsible man, he even loves this kid very much. But..."

"But what is Amber? Why don't you just marry that guy? Doesn't he love this kid so much? I'm sure you can live happily."

Amber then shook her head slowly. "I don't want to marry that man, Ed. He is married and loves his wife very much. I don't want to stand between two people who love each other. I don't want to be considered a woman who snatches another man, nor do I want this child to be considered a child of illicit relations. I don't want to, Ed."

"But doesn't that man love you too? Isn't the child you bear the fruit of your love?"

"No, this kid is the result of a one-night relationship mistake we've made. Call it, this is the result of an accident. She did all that because of the influence of alcohol, and this accident dragged me into a complicated relationship because right now their household is also a little messy. It's all because of me, Ed."

"No Amber, that one-night relationship wasn't entirely your fault. But also that man. He's a really stupid guy!"

"But that one-night mistake wasn't entirely his fault either because I got back at his game too. We were both under the influence of alcohol."

Edrick was so surprised to hear Amber's words, he then approached Amber and clasped her hand as Amber's sobbing sounded louder. "Amber, it's not entirely your fault. Have you talked about this with the two of them? Especially with the man's wife?"

"I've spoken to both of them. They are married couples who have long been married but have not been blessed with children. And I've made the decision to give this kid to both of them."

"Amber, think again about your decision!"

"I've thought about all this. I have even thought about the development of this child in the future. I don't want her with me, not because I don't love her. But I don't want any bad stamp attached to my son that could be psychologically disturbing. I want my son's body in one whole family, I don't want my son to get a prank out of our neighborhood, Ed. I love this child so much, and this child deserves to live happily."

"So you want this kid to grow up in a family? Then why don't you just marry that guy? Shouldn't he also be responsible for all his stupidity, Amber? You don't deserve to take this on your own."

"Married? You mean to marry a man who never loved me? The man who always mentioned other women's names when he was with me? Not Edrick. I don't want to, it's too painful for me. Love that never gets avenged hurts a lot, Ed. I don't want to be in a relationship like that, there will never be any happiness. While I also deserve to be happy, I also deserve to be happy."

"Unrequited love is painful, Amber. It hurts a lot, even I've been through that for years. And stupidly I am, until now I still love that woman. I was too naive" said Edrick.

Amber then smiled wryly at Edrick's words. "It turns out that a handsome, established man like you can also experience a complicated love story? I thought everything would be so easy for you."

"Amber, heart problems are not easy. Love is beautiful, but it's also sometimes complicated because love can never be logical."

"You're right Ed, love is a matter of the heart not the mind. Logic exists only in our minds, not in our hearts."

"Didn't I just tell you why? I want this child to live a happy life, grow up in a well-rounded family environment, and not get a negative stamp from others. I just want my son to be happy, even though I know I'm going to suffer a lot."

"And I don't want a woman like you to suffer, Amber."

Amber turned her eyes to Edrick. "What do you mean, Ed,?"

"I also want you to be happy, I also want you to be able to take care of your son without getting a negative stamp from other people because you're not another male grabbing woman, Amber."

"Whatchu mean? I really don't understand."

"Didn't you want your son to live in a whole family environment?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Marry Amber."

"No, I don't want to marry that man. Until whenever I don't want to marry her, Ed."

"Not with that man."

"Then with whom? Are you telling me to find a man who wants to marry a woman who is carrying flesh and blood from another man. Where there is Ed, no man would marry a woman like me."

"There's Amber, somebody's got to marry you."

"You're not kidding, Ed. It's a very impossible thing, no one would want to marry me."

"What if that man was me. Do you want to marry me?"

Seriate...

NOTES:

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Blurbs:

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Ego and patience Mutia was challenged, she decided to manage the family business and work with her husband's business competitors who were more able to appreciate it.