NEW REVELATIONS

That night, Emily stayed awake till the early hours of dawn when she fell into a tired sleep. The sleep had only lasted for over two hours before a steamy sensation in her nose woke her up.

Her eyes flickered open and she found Edmund sitting by her side on the bed, a bright smile on his face.

The steaming sensation that she felt in her nose came from the hot cup of coffee that Edmund had fixed for her. She sat up slowly and returned his smile.

"W---What's going on?"

"Uhm—-Nothing. I thought you might need some coffee to start your day with."

Emily gazed down at the mug and looked up again, tucking her hair behind her ears.

"Aren't you supposed to be at work?"

"I want to be with you."

"Edmund!" It was a silent reprimand. "You can't just halt your life to be with me. You know you had a life before I came into the picture, right? Maybe it's high time you got back to it."

"I'm not sure that's what I want right now."

He had a foreboding look on his face like something was wrong or maybe h