Love Prevails

As a young adult in her early 20s, Camilla led a quiet life. Growing up in Cheshire was something she loved. On the street where she lived they all knew each other.

Camilla fell in love with a man who was 23, but after two years they parted ways.

At the age of twenty-five, she met her, to be, husband Steven Middleton. They started courting and what a whirlwind of a courtship it was.

Six months after dating, Steven asked her "Camilla?"

"Uh huh" she replied, while sitting in the living room by the fireplace, gazing at how the fire was blazing in front of her. It was so mesmerizing.

"Camilla, will you marry me?"

Camilla was elated and immediately jumped up and said "Yes, yes I will marry you." Camilla threw her arms around his lean, masculine, well-trained waist. He drew her in for a slow, long lingering kiss. 

Camilla wasn't a very attractive young lady, but her qualities were something to behold. She was an ordinary country girl with a slightly bigger bodice, beautifully contoured chest and the most beautifully curved legs you have ever seen.

She had jet-black hair that hung below her waist line in voluminous curls, hugging her. Her sea-green eyes sparkled as she looked up at Steven and said, "I love you."

"I know you do," he said in a deep, husky voice.

Steven was a very attractive man and women left, right and center wanted his attention. He was 6 ft 2 while Camilla was only 5 ft 7 not too short for a female, but compared to Steven she was. His hair was chestnut brown and dead straight. He was also a bit younger than Camilla. He was only twenty-three years of age.

About a week before their wedding, "Steven, I'm pregnant. Doctor says I'm three months already," she announced.

"Wow, I didn't really expect this now, but it is what it is and we will embrace it," he answered nonchalantly.

In August of that year, Camilla Jones and Steven Middleton tied the knot. "I, Camilla Jones, take you, Steven Middleton, to be my husband from now until forever," she said.

"I, Steven Middleton, promise to love you, Camilla Jones, for the rest of our lives," he concluded.

Their celebration wasn't grandiose or lavish. It was simple, just family and friends all around.

Camilla's uncle, Toby, had given her away at her wedding as her parents had died tragically in a car accident a few years prior to meeting her husband, Steven. Her Aunt on her father's side had taken over raising and caring for Camilla until she got married. Her mom didn't have any sisters, so it was left to her dad's family. Thankfully, her aunt and uncle had always loved her as their own. 

As the ceremony and reception ended, the newly-wed couple went to their marital home. A quiet little cottage in the country.

Camilla had always dreamed of a honeymoon, but unfortunately their circumstances didn't allow for this, and she settled for just going to her marital home for her honeymoon. Camilla was never the one to complain. She had never questioned her husband about why they couldn't have a honeymoon like everyone else. She just accepted that circumstances didn't allow.

As their "honeymoon" came to it's end, Steven and Camilla had to get back to the mundane things of life, such as working and daily chores. 

Camilla worked for a Realtor in the city which was ten minutes from home by bus, Steven worked at an accounting firm. twenty minutes from home by car.

Because of his late hours during certain times of the month, he used to take their Camry to work, and she would catch the bus. Though she would often ask if he could drop her off at work, he always had an excuse. 

As the winter started to set in, Camilla, now 5 months pregnant, asked Steven, "babe, is it possible, now that the weather is getting colder, can you start dropping me off at work, so I don't get sick. The further along in my pregnancy, the harder it will be to take the bus?"

Steven sighed. "This would mean that I would have to leave work earlier to pick her up," he mumbled to himself. "Fine" he retorted, not very happy.

The first three months of marriage weren't too bad. They did things together, they enjoyed being a married couple, but then things started changing. Steven started going out to bars and drinking.