The Twin Bed (Wrong Bed)
A Wound

Amber then frowned. "Don't joke Edrick!" amber Protest.

"I'm not kidding, Amber. I really want to marry you. Do you want to marry me?"

"Marriage is not a game. Marriage is a sacred bond between two hearts that love each other. You can't play wedding games, Ed."

"I know that. I just want to help you, Amber. I just want you not to get a bad stamp from society. I just want to be the father of the baby in your womb. I just want to protect you both, nothing more."

"But you don't have to do any of that, Ed. You don't have to sacrifice your future just to help me. Marriage needs love, don't you love me too? We don't love each other either. Then how are we going to have this wedding?"

"Amber, I won't force you to love me. The marriage we are in is not a marriage in general. We don't need to have physical contact and I won't ask you to behave like a wife in general. Really, I just want to protect you, protect you both. Not more."

"But you don't have to sacrifice that much to me, Edrick. I don't want to trouble you and trouble you. The presence of me and the child in my womb will surely be a burden to you."

"No Amber, you do not trouble me, trouble me, or be a burden to me. Instead, I am happy if you are in my life. At least I will not be lonely, although I do not ask you to fulfill your obligations to me, but the presence of the two of you certainly has its own meaning for me. Amber, I mean it. I want to marry you, will you marry me? Allow me to be the father of the child in your womb."

"But Edrick, I promised to give this child to the husband and wife, to her real father. I promised you that after this child was born, I would give this child to both of them, I couldn't possibly break my own promise, Edrick.

"Now, I'm asking you. Would the husband and wife accept this child? Yes, maybe the husband will accept this child. But what about his wife? Do you think accepting the presence of a child as a result of her husband's affair is easy? No. Amber, that's a very difficult thing. Now I'm asking you, when you said you were going to give this child to both of them, did the wife give you an answer about accepting the presence of this child? Try to remember, Amber. Did he say he would accept the presence of this child? If only that woman would accept the presence of this child, do you think she could love your child with all her heart? No Amber, we also have no guarantee your child can live happily with them. Are you sincere? Then what did you get? You suffered the loss of your son, and your son didn't get your affection either. Love as a mother to her child. Do you understand, Amber?"

Amber was silent, seeming to think for a moment. Then his daydream was fixed on the incident last night that he had just passed. About Caitlyn's anger, about Jeff's great love for Caitlyn, and Jeff's lies about his false love. Amber then breathed her long breath.

'Yes, indeed last night Caitlyn did not give any answer, either because she was still angry with me or it was true as Edrick said. Receiving a child as a result of her husband's illicit relationship with another woman is not easy. Why don't I think about this before making a decision? Oh I was really careless. Then what if I give this kid and he's not happy living with them both? Oh no, maybe this is the way that I can be free from both of them, maybe this is also the way that I can still raise my son with my own hands. Ed has been so kind to me, I don't deserve to refuse his kindness, ' Amber muttered as she bit her lower lip.

"How do you remember their answer? Please think about all this well."

"I don't want to bother you, Ed," said Amber. Edrick smiled wryly.

"How many times have I told you that if you never troubled me, the presence of the two of you would make my life easier. Don't you want to help me, Amber?"

"help you? What can I do to help you?"

"Hahahaha, I'm sorry if this sounds like you're using it. At least I won't feel lonely, I don't have any more parents, Amber. Every day I live this life by myself, sometimes I never go home if I haven't really felt tired. I'm so lonely, Amber. So will you be my friend? A friend who accompanies me on my lonely days?"

Amber smiled wryly, wanting to feel like she agreed to Edrick's request. But a sense of hesitation, still so enveloped his heart.

"Okay, I'm not gonna force you. Think about all this well, Amber. Now, I'm going home first. I don't want to interrupt your time, have a good rest" said Edrick. He then got up from his seat.

When Edrick was about to step foot, Amber suddenly blocked his hand. "Wait a minute, Ed. Wait up!" amber Pinta.

Edrick sat down next to Amber. "Have you made up your mind?"

Amber nodded her head. "Yes, I've been able to make a decision, Ed. I've been thinking about all this."

"Then how? What's your decision, Amber? I hope your decision doesn't disappoint me."

Amber then smiled faintly. "Yes" he answered softly.

"Yes, I want to marry you" replied Amber, blushing in embarrassment.

"really? You want to marry me?" edrick asked with such a happy face.

Amber then nodded her head with a smile. Seeing a nod of the head on Amber's face, spontaneously Edrick immediately embraced Amber.

"Thank you, Amber. Thank you for accepting me!" edrick said with enthusiasm.

Amber, still shocked by Edrick's sudden embrace, nodded her head. He could only stare at the back and nape of Edrick who was now in front of his face, the warmth that he felt. It was a feeling that now also enveloped his heart.

"Yes, equally. I should be the one to thank you, Edrick. You've been so good to me."

"To be able to live with you is a joy to me, Amber. Again, thank you."

Amber nodded her head back. Fi that's when Edrick finally realized, he then released his embrace on Amber.

"I'm sorry, Amber. I'm sorry, I'm too happy to go beyond my limits" said Edrick.

"It's okay, Ed. When will we get married?"

"Tomorrow, we'll get married tomorrow. Now what if we pick up your mom who's in Brooklyn to attend our wedding? Do you want to?"

Amber nodded her head. 'Take Mommy to Manhattan? Is Mommy coming to town again? Because for Mommy, Manhattan is a wound. Wounds that until now I do not know the answer, ' murmured Amber.

Seriate...

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NOTES:

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Blurbs:

MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR VS. CRUEL MAFIA

(Anishe S)

The plane crash causes Vitalia to experience memory loss (amnesia), which in the end she meets her new family, they think that Vitalia is her long-lost daughter, because her face is similar to her Daughter.

How will Vitalia live with her new family??, then will Vitalia be able to reunite with her family and meet her enemies while studying at Oxford University to avenge her endless revenge??