Chapter 1.2: Amar

One night while we were out at my favourite restaurant, I was having such a great time – and lots of fine wine – that I finally got round to asking Amar something I'd been meaning to for quite sometime. I told him that now that we'd been seeing each other for a fair amount of time, I felt that we should take the next logical step, move in together. Luckily, Amar said 'Yes', saying that he shared my thoughts - I was over the moon!

Now that Amar was going to move in with me, it was time to get my act together and build a house for us to live in. Amar helped financially and so we built this little house together. It's great to finally have a roof over my head, and, more importantly something to show the neighbours I'm moving up in the world, with my recent promotion to Company Executive.

Things were going great for me – I was steadily climbing up the rungs of the corporate ladder, had a great (rich) bloke and a lovely new house. Then things got even better, as one night Amar took me to a local hedge maze. I knew something was up and wondered what he was planning. Then, when we got to the centre of the maze, Amar got down on one knee and, producing a ring, proposed to me!

After I'd overcome my initial surprise, I looked at the beautiful, big, shining ring Amar had given me and what do you think I said? I said 'Yes!' of course!

The next couple of months pasted by in a mad rush of white dresses, flowers, cake and invitations. So, when our big day finally arrived I was so excited! I'd never been one of those girls who'd dreamt about having a big white wedding since she could walk, but I think I can honestly say it was the best, most perfect day of my life!

After the ceremony was over and I was officially married we moved on to the reception and our first dance. It was a beautifully warm autumnal night with the stars shinning down on us as we took to the dance floor, but I only had eyes for my new husband!

I settled into married life feeling the happiest I'd ever been – I was enjoying everything – work, Amar, just being Mrs. Andersen! However, one weekend when I was alone in the house, I heard a noise that sounded like the door being opened. I was going to investigate it when Florence Delarosa burst into the bathroom where I was and started hurling abuse at me. She claimed that I was a fool for marrying Amar and that I would soon regret it! Shocked and angry, I told her to get out of mine and Amar's house and to take her vicious lies with her!

Florence has occasionally rung up demanding to talk to Amar before, but this was the first time that she'd physically attacked me. Well, it must have had more affect on me than I'd thought at the time, as what she'd said played on my mind, giving me sleepless nights and even making me feel weak and queasy in the mornings, no matter how much I try and put her out of my thoughts.

Recently, the sick feeling I've been having in the mornings has got worse and I've even vomited a few times. It's getting so bad that I'm really staring to worry about myself more than about Florence's lies.

Well it turns out that my sickness in the mornings has been exactly that – morning sickness – and nothing to do with Florence Dela-bleedy-rosa! I finally went to the doctors' a few days ago to get myself checked out and the diagnosis was that I'm pregnant!

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