6

Merly heard the front door open, she ran to meet her husband who was entering with a box in his hands.

_ Good evening darling.

What is this ?

Sandro placed a kiss on his wife's lips, he felt good when the young woman came to greet him with that smile on her lips.

"It's your business.

_ How's my business?

_ I went to your work to tell them that you quit and I take this opportunity to take your things.

_ But Sandro you are crazy.

Why did you do this? I did not ask to do it for me.

_We already talked about that Merly, Don't make a big deal.

_You're asking me not to make a big deal, I don't understand you anymore since you learned that I'm pregnant, you behaved differently. I can't stand this Sandro.

Merly left him in the living room, she ran to take refuge in the bedroom. Tears began to flow down her cheeks. Because of her pregnancy, she has become very emotional, she cries for a yes or a no, but then Sandro has overflowed the vase, he has no right to make decisions for her. He is certainly her husband but he does not have this right, it is a question of his life and his work. They had talked about it but Merly did not tell her yes that she will resign. She had told him that she would think about what she would do but for the moment, she had told herself that she could convince her husband. But now he made his decision, how was she going to tell her boss that she still wanted to work that it was her husband's decision. Maybe her boss was already looking for a new employee and because of her husband's foolishness, she will lose her job.

Sandro put the box in the living room, he went looking for his wife. He found her in the bedroom, leaning against the bed, she was crying bitterly. He put his hand on her shoulder but the young woman pushed him away.

_My love .

_ Leave me alone Sandro.

Do not touch me .

_ If I do all this it's for your good my heart.

_You are not doing it for my good Sandro, you only think of yourself. I can make decisions on my own you know and you should have left me to deal with it alone, being pregnant doesn't mean I'm crippled.

_ Try to understand me sweetheart, I didn't say you were disabled. I don't want anything bad to happen to you.

_ Nothing bad will happen to me, I'm a few weeks pregnant. I can continue to work for up to four or five months or more. And I can protect myself, you make me feel uncomfortable protecting me like a baby.

_ I did not intend to hurt you my darling, you are the only person I have in this world my heart, you are too important to me and I do not want to lose you for anything in the world my darling and if something happens to you I will die. I love you so much my love .

_ I know you're afraid of losing me but here you go beyond the limits Sandro. I feel like I'm suffocating, I can't live like this.

_ What do you want me to do my darling?

_ That you leave me a little freedom, I will never put our child in danger.

_ Laurene also had not put the life of our child in danger voluntarily, I left her the freedom to do whatever she wanted. She worked until seven months, too much pressure and too much fatigue, the child could not resist. He died in her womb, the following month she went to see her doctor, they put her right away in the operating room and she died instantly. I wasn't even there to hold her hand, I didn't even see her one last time, it's all because of me, she died carrying my child Because I wasn't watching her, I let her do whatever she wanted. I'm not going to let this mistake happen a second time. No I can't lose you My love, this time I will die. I'd rather anything happen to me than it's you or our child.

_I already told you, sweetheart, it's not because of you, it was fate, you're not guilty of anything and if you weren't present during the operation, it wasn't because of you. your fault . You didn't come to this business trip for your own pleasure. It was to have more money to take care of your family, you don't have to feel guilty about it. Whether you were there or not, it could happen. You couldn't spare it, The damage is already done my darling.

_ Yes I know but I should have been there.

_How did you know this was going to happen? She was only seven months pregnant. The doctor hadn't said she had a problem, she didn't feel bad. Everything was going great and boom it happened, she lost her life and your child.

"I can't help but feel guilty.

_ Stop blaming yourself darling, you are not God, God alone can be everywhere and at the same time but you are Sandro, you were in Belgium to sign a contract in place of your boss and this happened to the wrong moment , you are not at all guilty of what had happened .

_ I'm cursed Merly, you don't understand that. I don't want this curse following us.

_ I believe in God and I want you to do the same, everything that has to happen, will happen if God wants it. Nothing bad will happen to us, God will not allow it. You have to trust him, he is the best protector in the world. Even when you do whatever you want, stop me from working, ask me to stay in bed all day, if something is destined to happen to me, it will happen to me. We can't do anything better than believe in God my dear.

_ Yes I believe in God, moreover it is he who allowed me to find a woman as religious as you. I love you more than my life Merly.

_ I love you too my darling but please let me move around a bit and I promise you that I will be very very careful of myself and our child. If I lock myself at home every day, I feel like I'll go crazy and the stress will kill me my love.

"Promise me you'll take good care of yourself?

"I promise you, my love.

I love you my heart .

_ I love you darling

They exchanged a long kiss of reconciliation. Merly tries to understand her husband but she doesn't want him to overprotect her. She feels bad for him, she couldn't stay mad at him for long. For her , he is the best husband in the world , he just lives with guilt and in the regret of having been absent when his wife had lost her life carrying her child .

_My love .

_Yes .

I want you to stop living with the ghost of your ex-wife.

_How so ?

_I have the impression that you are still in love with her.

_How can I be in love with a ghost my dear. Laurène died with all my feelings for her now I only have you. You are the only woman who made my heart beat, that's why I don't want to lose my heart to you. Before I met you, I thought there will be no happiness for me. But you came my love, you lit up my life with your beautiful smile, your crazy charm and your good manners my darling. You are all I have Merly. You are my present and my future.

_Same for me my darling, you think I want to lose you. I too am worried when you go to work, I kept praying for you, I kept asking God to protect you. If I lose you it's also the end of my life, life will have no meaning for me. You know what I do not to sink, I try to manage everything because I know that you have to work to support your family.

_Thank you for understanding me my heart.

_It is not because I understand you every day that you have to do what you want to me.

_ Yes I know my beautiful. Merly I love you so much.

_ Me even more my love.

Merly knew all that her husband had endured, she also knew that he suffered the consequences. When his wife died, he was in Belgium signing a contract. He last heard his wife's voice the morning before she died, she had told him she would go to the doctor on her appointment. After more than an hour it was death, thinking it's a game, Sandro took the first flight ✈️ and he really found his wife dead. Yes this man has suffered a lot and Merly will pray a lot that's why she can't get angry with him, if he reacts like this it's because of what he had endured in the past. Sometimes he talked in his sleep, he mentioned his wife's name, Merly might be mad at him but she put up with it. She always tells herself that it's up to her to help him overcome this ordeal, to help him forget his dead ex-wife. She remembers one of their conversations during their friendship when her Sandro had made her declaration of love. He came to see her at home.

_Merly how are you?

_I'm fine and you Sandro?

_I'm doing well my dear .

How's it going with your job?

_Yes .

_And the trip you had made?

_Very well, my boss signed the contract, I got a promotion.

_Congratulations darling .

_THANKS .

Merly had just returned from a business trip, as an assistant, her boss had wanted her to accompany him on his trip. That's what she had done, Sandro had taken her to the airport. He had given her a big hug, Merly could see the sadness in his eyes as she pulled away from him to show off on the plane.

_Merly, I have something to tell you.

_I'm listening to you Sandro.

_Your trip made me think a lot and I realized something very important.

_Tell me .

_For the first time in so many years, I feel alive again. During your trip I only realized that I am madly in love with you my darling. I love you for what you are, your impertinence, your fragility. This shell that you put on to show that you are strong. Before you my life was bland, lukewarm and colorless my darling. You arrived so suddenly and you put everything back together. All this is to ask you if you agree to go out with me.

Merly looked him straight in the eye and then ran to throw herself into his arms.

_Me too I love you Sandro and yes I want to be with you.

That's how the two young people get together, they didn't take time and got married right away. Merly has found the man of her life.

She undressed him to take his bath while she went to arrange the cutlery in the dining room. After a good ten minutes her husband came to find her so that they could have dinner together. She promises herself with God's help to make him happy, it's man's merit.