Chapter 104Live For The Moment..."I like you Iris. I do.” Edwin said and Iris felt nothing, she knew what his true feeling were for her and she waited patiently as he spoke “I respect you a lot. You are the only friend I have. I know I love Stella like I can never love anybody else and even for her I could never do that to you." he pressed her palms "I do not want you to have $ex for any thing other than love. I cannot push you for it for any other reasons than love. I am so sorry, so so sorry..." he couldn't help tears flowing with a faint hope that she understands and forgives."I AM sorry Edwin." Iris adjusted on her seat trying to hug him and he hugged her like it was a normal response "had I not been that naïve' and irresponsible that day, not over reacting to what you said; Ben would have been alive today..." and she cried loudly "Ben died because of me."Edwin knew she'd held it in her. She had to cry so he let her be. He let her pour out all her grief."How will I ever forgi
Chapter 105Pretending To Be HappyEdwin knew what would make Stella happy.She'd always craved for a family.She wanted children. And I will get that for her.Unfortunately though Stella wasn't fit enough to make babies but Edwin decided to adopt one and Iris was helping him with it.After trying with multiple adoption centres and foster homes, they were left with nothing as they said it was against rules to give children to unstable families like his where Stella was unwell with a killer disease.They tried surrogacy too but it was all in vain.Finally he had given up on it and tried to materialize Stella's happiness with fresh flowers each day. He'd buy her gifts, jewellery, dresses, movies and concert tickets. She too smiled happily enjoying every bit of it was all a pretend to make Edwin happy.Edwin knew that very wellShe was amazingly good in disguising her pain. She'd smile all the while. It was only during her visit to the doctors that she'd admit that she had a sleeples
Chapter 106 Iris's Bold Decision/ConfessionThe day Stella learnt about Ben's sincere love for Iris she backed up from her stupid plan to make him and Iris sleep but somewhere she'd backed up from the dream that she was living since the day she got pregnant for the first time. Awareness dawned on him.A baby, a child, a family is all she needs to be happy...Doctors said that she is not convinced for a painful chemotherapy because she does not have appropriate reason to live.He had talked to Stella earlier about the same"Isn't my love enough a reason for you to live?" he askedShe shut his mouth "later or earlier Edwin," she said "my absence is gong to be equally painful to you but I do not want to live more." She choked "it hurts wondering about you and your wellbeing after I am gone." Her dreadful answer silenced him. He couldn't argue more.Crying they hugged each other sleeping throughout the night in each others arms...'''''''''''Edwin walked out of the room and saw Iris
Chapter 107 Miracles Of A Touch Iris was right when she said that she had taken a bigger step and she knew that she was loosing something for ever. Their friendship Edwin pretended to hate her. But couldn't stop loving her as that came as naturally as breathing and he could not stop respecting her. She knew even before she took that decision that their friendship would be over. Yet she did it. That was what he loved about her was that she did not do it because she sympathized Stella. She did it because she wanted to do it at a very big cost though... That night was terrible. He would never be able to describe it. After all his efforts to have an artificial insemination done went futile with Stella demanding for a normal and natural baby, The only choice he had was to do what he wasn't prepared for but for sake of Stella, for sake of Iris He thought he owed it to Iris when she admitted her dark thoughts that "I am not doing it because I have sympathy
Chapter 108A New WorldIt was amazing!The miracle an unborn child was doing. Stella's health was on a considerable improvement graph.She was even ready to get her chemotherapy done, accepted the pain and side effects, her driving force being the little bundle of joy that was moving inside Iris belly.Stella was a changed person now with a new fire and hope in her to live and to see the little one to cuddle him in her arms.She was multitasking these days from being a nurse to Iris; taking care that all her vitamins and calcium supplements are been taken, like a mother she'd train Iris with do and don'ts during pregnancies. She was like a friend that Iris needed most at the moment with Edwin gone out of her life practically. His physical presence was negligible because she never heard from him at all. He'd behave as if Iris did not exist at all. Stella would also be a mentor sometimes teaching her about life; trying to make her believe about the positive future ahead, "Remember
Chapter 109The Wild Card"It is time now to play that card." She stated adjusting her peach skirt throwing the tit bits of cookies that accidentally fell on her skirt to the floor and then groaning for the mess she herself created."Martha" Iris shouted but she stopped her."This is more important" she stated sitting straight now focusing on Iris asking her undivided attention."Okay say." Iris gave up avoiding the topic. This look in Stella's eyes always scared her.It was the same she had when she asked her to sleep with Edwin for the first time. Iris guessed the worst."I want to use that wild card now." she stated."And what is that?" Iris asked better finish it off than to die of anxiety."Edwin's expected in no time. I had called him already." She stated pressing her palms together, showing she too was equally nervous about the thing but determined too as the palms were closed very tight than a normal stance is needed.Then an unconditional smile appears on Stella's face as E
Chapter 110The Baby BlissNO that wouldn't be destiny of my baby." Stella voiced firmly "He'll get a family and you'll have to give him one." Edwin stayed glued to the place like a statue, his head hung low as he agreed in defiance to each and every syllable that Stella spoke.Edwin's silence made Stella realize that her work was done and she left loose her grip on Edwin who walked past both the girls to his room.Iris only stared at him at his back looking at nothing in particular even if he was gone.She knew this was hurting him like hell. If she knew him well, he'd be cursing himself for all that that has happened in their lives especially for not being adamant and not denying sleeping with her in the first placeBut what Iris did not think was his heart was bound to suffer.... It was destiny...."Do I need to apologize over anything?" Stella asked grimly in her apologetic tone and tears in her eyes.Iris knew she referred to the part where she served as a prostitute to earn m
Chapter 111I Have To Move OnStella was the first one to touch the baby, to feed the baby to see her first smile, to see her eyes open for the first time. The baby was an amusing and amazing blend of the three with hair as dark as Iris, facial features of her handsome father Edwin and strangely and surprisingly she had the eyes of Stella. Isabelle was blessed with ocean blue eyes like that of Stella.That was another wonder by God and Stella really felt that Isabelle was meant to be her daughter only with a difference.Iris remembered her grandma's eyes were blue and Isabelle genetically inherited them from her but she kept quite. Who was she to have a say at the Lord's decision? Out of the whole family if heavens had decided to pick Isabelle's eyes like Stella's or her grand ma's she was not the one to judge or comment on it.For now they were only supposed to give their gratitude to Him who blessed them with a tiny miracle that Iris could call her baby who would have both her