Chapter 6: Amber's Decision
Amber woke up to find her husband's spot on the bed empty. She sighed sadly and got up to find Jay. However, Jay was nowhere insight.
Jay was walking around trying to think about what had happened the night before. His wife, the woman he swore to spend the rest of his life with was struggling between her ex-boyfriend and himself. He stopped and leaned against the wall. "How could she do this to me? She told me that she loves me, but when I ask her about Bray, she's confused," he mumbled. He sighed as he continued walking. "She's my wife and Bray's my son. Just because the real father comes back into the picture, it shouldn't change anything," he added. He kicked the wall and pressed his forehead against it.
Amber bumped into Trudy on her way to find Jay. "Have you seen, Jay?" Amber asked. Trudy looked at her confused.
"Wasn't he with you last night?" She asked.
"No, we had this fight and he didn't come home last night," Amber replied.
"What was the fight about?" Trudy asked.
"I believe it's about me," a voice replied.
They turned to see Bray standing there. "Bray what are you doing here?" Amber asked. Bray gestured for her to follow him and she looked over at Trudy. "I'll explain everything later," she assured Trudy. Trudy watched as her best friend followed Bray.
Bray stopped in a spare room and closed the door. "How could you, Amber? How could you let a Techno raise our son?" He demanded.
"That Techno is my husband and he's Bray's father," Amber replied.
"Bray is my son, not that Techno's son."
"He is his son, Bray. You were gone throughout his life; Jay came in and helped me raise my son."
"How can you say that?"
"I thought you were dead, Bray. Jay told me that you were dead that they murdered you."
"Jay told you? Oh, that's great, Amber, trusting a Techno."
"I do trust, Jay. He's my husband."
"He must've used his technology on your head."
"He didn't use anything on me, Bray; I fell in love with him willingly. He was there when you weren't. He took care of me when you couldn't. He may've broken my heart a few times, but we were able to mend those pieces back together. Don't blame any of this on Jay because I fell in love with him when I moved on."
Bray looked at her in disbelief. "Do you love him?" He asked.
"Yes," she replied.
"Do you love me?"
"Yes."
"You have to choose one of us, Amber; you can't have it both ways. Take my advice though, whom would you rather see your son being raised by the Techno or me?"
He then walked out of the room. Amber placed a hand on her stomach thinking about the baby growing inside of her. She leaned back against the wall in tears. She looked up when the door opened to see Jay standing there. "Jay," she whispered.
"I saw Bray walk out of here and I heard crying so I came running," he informed.
"Jay, please don't make me do this. Don't make me choose," she begged.
"How are we going to live on with our lives knowing that our son's true father is out there."
"No!"
She hurried over and grabbed his hands. "Jay, the true father is standing right here. The true father is the man I married," she insisted.
"Do you love him, Amber?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Do you love me?"
"Yes."
She sighed when she knew what he was going to say next. "I have to choose one of you, I can't have it both ways," she finished. He looked at her confused, but then he realized that Bray must've said the same thing. "Bray added about who I would rather see my son being raised by," she added. Jay placed his hands on her hips.
"Well?" He asked.
She wrapped her arms around his neck. "I have married the father," she replied. She then pulled him into a kiss. Jay kissed her back and pulled her close to him.
Bray watched as Amber and Jay came out of the room hand-in-hand. He loved that woman more than anything in the world. He loved his son more than anything in the world. However, from the looks of things, he wasn't going to get that privilege, he lose that to Jay. He did everything he wanted to do with Amber. He wanted to marry her and have more children with her. Now he saw the former Techno general doing that job. It angered him. He loved Amber, but he loved her enough to let her go. However, he didn't want to let her go.
