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Victor set up their tent first. Amber helped as much
as she could in between feedings because Adrian Andrew
Sanchez was born six months prior and Amber was already
hesitant about bringing him outdoors.
Eduardo arrived late and Victor offered to help his
brother set up his tent. Eduardo looked desperately lost hammering
stakes into the ground trying to put his tent together. Amber
couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of him banging his thumb
over and over.
Amber was glad she had Adrian to keep her
preoccupied for once. The hours she used to spend thinking about
her brother-in-law were now spent on Adrian’s immediate needs. She
loved being a mother, never realized how much she wanted to be a
parent and Amber was surprised with the urgency she felt to start a
family. She always felt something was missing between her and
Victor. Their short two-year marriage was monotonous to say the
least and Amber felt misplaced and occasionally unloved. Victor
settled into the husband role immediately, providing for the
couples’ financial needs but Amber always-wanted more. Victor
worked late hours in order to pay for their expenses and Amber
oftentimes felt lonely and forgotten. Amber was beginning to
believe that marriage wasn’t for her and contemplated divorce but
just didn’t want to hurt The Family, and she definitely didn’t want
to be reminded that she could be cut from the same cloth as her
mother. No, she definitely did not want to be like Sheila. Maybe a
family, a child would change things, spark up their romance?
Purchasing every known ovulating device known to mankind, Amber was
on a mission. Seducing Victor the moment he walked in through the
door, springing up on him in the shower, after breakfast, in the
middle of the night, she wanted so much to have that family. She
wanted everything all at once and wasn’t happy until she got the
complete package. After month after month of disappointment and
heartache, she was finally pregnant. In utter disbelief she
couldn’t believe it and ended up staring at the damn blue line on
the pregnancy test for nearly two hours. Amber finally got what she
wanted, but was it enough? She had to take hormones, just as that
doctor suggested. Her pregnancy was anything but effortless: acute
morning sickness, Progesterone suppositories and temperature
monitoring, bed rest. But the end result was magic, and oh how she
loved her little boy! So much responsibility held in such a tiny
little package. Amber cherished every moment she had alone looking
at him, smelling his intoxicating baby essence, so much love
showered over her sweet little present.
* * * * *
The following morning Amber left at dawn to take a
shower before the baby woke up. When she returned, Victor was
waiting for her with fishing gear in one hand and the baby in the
other.
“Papa wants us to meet him by the lake, feel like
going?”
Amber took Adrian from Victor’s arm and placed him
on her hip. Adrian whined a little and started to whimper. “No,
I’ll just stay here and put him down for an hour. How long will you
be?”
“I don’t know, two hours maybe three. You sure
you’ll be OK?” Victor asked, leaning over to kiss the top of his
son’s head.
“Yah sure, I brought a book. I’ll just sit down by
that tree over there and wait for you guys to come back.”
Victor gave Amber a peck on her cheek, “Sounds good.
See ya later.”
He left quite anxiously, Amber realized watching her
husband scoot off in a hurry. Victor had been fishing since the age
of five and couldn’t wait to cast his lure in the water. Fabrizio
used to take the boys fishing when they were little, getting up
early on the weekends and driving out to the nearest fishing spot.
Victor was hooked, whereas her brother-in-law was caught in another
pond.
Amber turned around and went back to her tent. What
to do now? Adrian was still fussy, a definite sign of him tiring.
Amber sat down on her air mattress and
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