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Picking up my pen, I started writing again.
Countless times I lined the pages with words of how I saw her with our daughters and the way they adored her. It was beautiful and I never wanted to forget the feeling they gave me or the look of utmost love in their eyes. Each daughter had their own journal that Adrianna and I wrote in. It was something we would present to them when they got married one day. Some people had pictures to capture memories, we wrote letters.
Turning to the side, I placed the pen and journal on my nightstand. I shut off the light then scooted underneath the sheet until my wife's head rested on my chest. I pulled her in as close as she could get with her growing belly between us and tangled my legs with hers. I wrapped my arm around her and kissed the top of her head. She sleepily kissed my chest before throwing a heavy leg over mine and sprawling across me, kicking the sheet off her body. She nudged her head into me until she was comfortable. The woman was like an inferno. Her body was scorching hot and twisted in an uncomfortable position. Yet she looked so peaceful, so I did not dare move. One thing I had learned was to never wake a sleeping Ria, even if I was sweating.
I stroked the small of her back and she let out a soft breath. I never held her from behind when she was pregnant. Adrianna said her back got too sweaty for that nowadays. Half the time she only wore a T-shirt—usually one of mine—and a pair of panties to bed because she was too hot for anything else.
I gazed down at my wife under the soft glow of the low light she left on in the hallway for the girls if they needed us at night. She was the most remarkable woman, and for some reason, she had chosen me.
"I love you, Malysh," I whispered, and hiked her leg up higher on me. Her legs jerked all night looking for cool spots.
She mumbled under her breath and stretched over me again. "I love you forever."
My lips twitched. She had no idea how off key she sang that response. I was pretty certain she had no idea she had.
I hugged her tight to my chest, feeling a torrent of heavy emotions rush through me. Our anniversary was a few weeks away. I had a feeling she would be more emotional than usual simply due to her pregnancy, and the perfect time for me to convince her to name our son Frank. Frank Konstantin. I knew it was something she wanted. I did too.
Adrianna was the love of my life. Her happiness was a radiance I was drawn to. I planned to give her a life to remember, one where she was smiling and glowing all the time.
Time.
Our love tested time.
What I would not go through to have a thousand lives with her.
Looking back, I had no idea how we made it to this point. We should not have. The foundation of our story began with lies and deceit. Our relationship at the time had been filled with more sorrow than happiness. Yet, here we were, and in love more than ever.
I had joked that God was testing me, but the truth was, he had been watching over me the whole time. He gave me her.
Adrianna rocked into me, a soft whimper falling from her lips. Her hand flew to her stomach and she inhaled, holding still. I brushed her hand away and gently rubbed her stomach until she was breathing normal again.
"Relax for me, Malysh," I whispered, then kissed the top of her head.
The End.
