Acceptance.
It was actually much, much later when Christian came back. It was two days later.In all that time, the only people that I saw were the nurses, doctors and a janitor.I guess that he deserved some time alone to think but I was worried what the outcome would be.Today,I got a visitor.Charles came to see me and from his expression I could tell that I looked terrible.He came up to me, stroked my hair and asked what happened.So I told him the story of my thief.By the end of the story he looked a little angry but was easily placated when I told him that I was doing much better.Charles had only been there for a half an hour when my husband Christian came in through the door. There was a small look of surprise on Christian’s face upon finding Charles here but that quickly passed as Christian came to me, kissed me on the forehead and asked Charles to please leave as he wanted to spend some time alone with his wife.Charles looked really defiant but I told him that I would see him again another time.When Charles left, Christian grabbed the now vacant chair and sat down.Immediately,I asked him where he had been for the last two days.He took a breath and said that he was at home and he used the spare time to sort out his thoughts and feelings.He then went on to say that despite everything that happened he still loved me very much.That was music to my ears.I was very pleased to hear that. The next thing Christian said almost made me cry.He said that if the twins were his that he would be a loving father to them just as he is to our son James and if it turns out that the twins were not his, he would still be there for him as a loving father because he was willing to rebuild the trust in our relationship.I was very, very happy to hear this because it means that we still had a chance and my children would be loved by both of us.I looked at him with tears in my eyes and told him that I still loved him too.We hugged and kissed each other like we had been apart for years.A nurse came into the room, saw us and smiled saying she would be back in a few minutes.It was so wonderful to have him want to save our marriage as much as I did.A few minutes later the same nurse and a doctor came in to check my vitals.The doctor looked at my chart and said “It seems that you are healing up nicely with no complications to the twins.I will be releasing you tomorrow.Please continue to rest and do take care of yourself.” I smiled and told him that I would. Christian stayed with me all afternoon and we talked about that had happened and the possible reasons why it happened.Before we knew it, it was getting late and visiting hours were over. Christian stood up to leave and gently held my hand while whispering that he would be back tomorrow to take me home.He kissed my forehead, stoked my hair and left.Just then the phone rand and it was my sister Alexis.She was practically yelling into the phone wanting to know what happened and if I was ok.I answered her “yes, I was going to be and that it was a break in gone awry.” She related to me that Christian called her and my mother but it turns out that both were out of town so they could not visit.They were now relying on Christian for updates as to how I was doing.“The babies and I are fine and we are going home tomorrow. In fact, Christian will be picking us up to take us home.” Alexis then enquired as to how things were with us.I told her that we decided to work things out and to take things one day at a time.I told her about Christian accepting the twins whether they were his or not and she giggled with happiness and delight. She said congratulations on my rebuilding efforts and said that she had to leave as she was late for a meeting.We said good bye to each other and hung up the phone.This day was a really good one even though I was in the hospital still bruised.Christian made a really bold step today and it took a lot of courage to accept my children that may or may not be his.Our marriage deserves a chance to work.
