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Emerald - Chapter Ten

"Maybe all the schemes of the devil were nothing compared to what man could think up."
-Joe Hill

'~-Spencer-~'

June 7th, 2003

I lightly gripped the page of the book I was in the middle of reading. I was relaxing on the couch, lazily reading "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" by Jan-Philipp Sendker. One week had passed since Amelia and I became a married couple. Our honeymoon had ended yesterday, so today, we were searching for a new house.

"Hey." Amelia passed by me.

"Good morning, Beautiful," I replied, looking up from my book- she was cooking breakfast again. "What's up?"

"I don't know. My thoughts are arguing with each other, and it's causing me anxiety."

"That's- not normal. Does this normally happen?"

"Yeah. It's been happening since I was eight. Spence, what do you mean that it's not normal?" She glanced at me.

"Thoughts don't usually 'argue' with each other."

"Oh. Is there something wrong with me?"

"I don't know. Do you mind if I write down your behavior for this week? That will help me come to a better conclusion." Amelia nodded while setting some of her ingredients on the counter.

I pulled out a notepad and a pen.

"Alright then, I have a couple of questions to ask you," I began, writing down a "1" on the top of the paper in my messy style.

"Go ahead, Spence." I wrote "Spence" on the paper.

"What's your favorite item?" She looked at me quizzically.

"Well, I like candles, things that smell good. Oh, and you can never go wrong with a good book."

I wrote the information under "likes to cook".

"What about favorite dessert?"

" Banana pudding with vanilla wafer cookies, one-hundred percent." I scribbled that down as well.

"Okay, and finally, dream vacation?"

Amelia thought for a moment. "A camping spot at a giant waterfall."

I smiled at her responses, flipping the notepad closed.

"Speaking of food, breakfast is ready! Omelets with bacon pieces." I licked my lips as she set my food on the table.

I hugged her from behind, planting a quick kiss on her cheek before sitting down to eat. The food was delicious, as it always was when she cooked.

"Thank you, Sweetheart." We grinned at each other.

"Of course. I'm going to check on the kids now, and I'll be back in a few minutes." Amelia kissed me, then disappeared into the kids' room. After I finished eating, I wrote down "motherly" onto my notepad and hid it away behind the couch cushions.

A few minutes passed before Amelia joined me on the couch, snuggling up to my side. I pulled out my laptop and began to search through houses that we could buy. Thirty minutes passed before I settled on a $500,000 home, which could accommodate our family perfectly. Maybe even our future family.

"I like that one." My wife commented as I scrolled through the house that was listed. It wasn't too far from D.C.