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It was now about two years later, Amber was getting ready to graduate in two months. Tim should be back from his expedition in a few days. The phone rang.
"Hello," Amber greeted.
"Hey sweetie," her step mum greeted.
Amber was suddenly worried. It was eleven am in America. They had moved to America a while ago.
"Your dad had a heart attack."
"Is he okay?"
Jane sighed. "No, he unfortunately passed away."
Amber was silent. She was heartbroken. She had only known her dad four years but she became attached to him.
"When does Tim come back from his archaeological dig?"
Amber said. "Tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll make sure the funeral is after that."
"Thanks."
The two women continued talking. Amber hung up the phone. Before Amber could start crying Cassie started crying. She walked up to her daughter's room.
"Mummy!" she exclaimed happily reaching out for her.
Amber picked up her daughter and brought her downstairs. She fed her daughter.
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The next day, Amber was washing the dishes when she felt a familiar touch.
"Merlin, I missed you," Tim murmured in his wife's ear.
Amber replied. "I missed you too."
"So, you graduate soon, what do you say we celebrate?"
"I rather not end up pregnant at my graduation, Tim."
"I'll use a condom, promise," Tim said.
Amber shook her head and sniffled.
"Something wrong, annwyl?"
Amber sniffled softly again and said. "My biological dad died yesterday."
Tim forgetting how horny he was turned to comfort his wife.
"I know I've only known him since I was seventeen."
Tim said. "You don't need to explain, dear."
Amber broke down in her husband's arms for a few minutes.
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A few days later, the two of them walked into the church in Santa Barbara, California. They were greeted by a distraught Jane. Amber hugged her stepmother.
"Thanks for being here," Jane said.
"I wouldn't miss it, it's not his fault that he didn't know about me until I was an adult."
Just then a woman in her mid seventies walked up to them.
"You must be Amber, my granddaughter."
"Yes, I'm Amber, nice to meet you."
Tim walked up pushing Cassie in her pram.
"This is my husband Tim and our two-year-0ld daughter Cassie."
"I'm a great grandmother?" she asked
"Yes."
Before they could continue their conversation it was time for the funeral to start. Amber couldn't help but cry.
It was now after the funeral, they were having a celebration of life.
"This is your aunt, Susan."
"Nice to meet you," Amber smiled.
"Mummy!" Cassie exclaimed reaching out for her mum.
"You already have a child?" Susan asked.
Amber smiled. "Yes, her name is Cassandra Elin Selwyn."
"So, what do you do?"
Amber said. "I'm about to graduate from university in a few months."
"Where do you go to university?"
"My husband and I live in Wales, so I attend Cardiff University where I study English."
Before Susan could reply, Tim walked over and wrapped his arm around Amber's waist.
"This is my husband Tim."
"Nice to meet you."
"You as well."
"How long have you two been married?" Susan asked.
Amber grinned. "Almost four years now, though we dated for almost two years in school. We conceived Cassie in April 1998, she was born about a month before Tim's 20th birthday in 1999."
The two women nodded. After the celebration of life the couple went back to their hotel.
"It was really interesting meeting my aunt and grandmother," Amber said.
"It was."
"Did you feel like they were judging us for getting married so young and having a child so young."
"Maybe a little but it doesn't matter, we're incredibly happy. My parents had me around the same time we had Cassie." Tim said as he got into bed.
Amber followed her husband into bed.
"I suppose it's the wrong time to talk about having another child after your biological father's funeral?"
"Maybe just a bit, Tim. We'll discuss it after I graduate."
He groaned reluctantly and turned off the light.